Matthew 9:10

And it came to pass while he relaxed in the house, and behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, they were sitting with Jesus and his disciples.

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In The King James Version

And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

In Context

9And passing forth from there, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow me. And after rising, he followed him.

11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?

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Cross References

Matthew 5:46For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the tax collectors the same?

Luke 5:29And 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.

1 Timothy 1:13the man who was formerly blasphemous, and a persecutor, and an aggressor. But I obtained mercy because I did it being ignorant in unbelief.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 9:10-14

Matthew Called. 9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a… Read the whole commentary →

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