Luke 5:30

And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans 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 him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them.

31And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.

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Cross References

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

Mark 9:16And he asked them, What question ye with them?

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

Luke 7:34The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

Luke 15:1Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.

Luke 19:7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is 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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