Luke 5:30

But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying to his disciples: Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans, and of others, that were at table with them.

31And Jesus answering, said to them: They that are whole, need not the physician: but they that are sick.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:28But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

Mark 9:16And one of the multitude, answering, said: Master, I have brought my son to thee, having a dumb spirit.

Luke 5:21And the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying: Who is this who speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

Luke 7:34The Son of man is come eating and drinking: and you say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners.

Luke 15:1Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him.

Luke 19:7And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner.

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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