Matthew 9:11
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
12On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
Cross References
Matthew 11:19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
Mark 9:14When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
Hebrews 5:2He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.
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 →