Matthew 9:11

And the Pharisees, seeing this, said to his disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

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In The King James Version

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

In Context

10And it happened that, as he was sitting down to eat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners arrived, and they sat down to eat with Jesus and his disciples.

12But Jesus, hearing this, said: “It is not those who are healthy who are in need of a physician, but those who have maladies.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:19The Son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, ‘Behold, a man who eats voraciously and who drinks wine, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is justified by her sons.”

Mark 9:14And soon all the people, seeing Jesus, were astonished and struck with fear, and hurrying to him, they greeted him.

Luke 15:1Now tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to him, so that they might listen to him.

1 Corinthians 5:9As I have written to you in an epistle: “Do not associate with fornicators,”

Hebrews 5:2he is able to commiserate with those who are ignorant and who wander astray, because he himself is also encompassed by infirmity.

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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