Luke 5:30

And their scholars and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?

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In The King James Version

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

In Context

29And Levi made a great feast for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were relaxing with them.

31And having answered, Jesus said to them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those faring badly.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:28But what does it seem to you? A man had two children. And having come to the first, he said, Child, go work today in my vineyard.

Mark 9:16And he questioned the scholars, What are ye disputing with them?

Luke 5:21And the scholars and the Pharisees began to deliberate, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, except God alone?

Luke 7:34The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold the man, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!

Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were approaching him to hear him.

Luke 19:7And all who saw murmured, saying, He went in to relax with a sinful man.

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:28-39

The Call of Matthew; Watchfulness Inculcated. 27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering… Read the whole commentary →

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