Matthew 9:11
And the Pharisees, seeing it, said to his disciples: Why does your teacher eat with the publicans and the sinners?
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
12And Jesus hearing it, said: They who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick.
Cross References
Matthew 11:19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom was justified on the part of her children.
Mark 9:14And coming to his disciples he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them.
Luke 15:1AND there were drawing near to him all the publicans and the sinners to hear him.
1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote to you, in my letter, not to keep company with fornicators;
Hebrews 5:2being able to bear with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with 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 →