Matthew 9:11

Upon seeing this the Pharisees said to His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat and drink with the 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

10Now it happened, as He was reclining at the table in the house, that many tax collectors and sinners had also come and were reclining at the table with Jesus and His disciples!

12But Jesus heard it, so He said to them: “Those who are strong do not need a physician, but those who are sick.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:19the Son of the Man came eating and drinking and they say, ‘Just look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Indeed, wisdom is vindicated by her children.”

Mark 9:14Upon coming to the disciples, He saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

Luke 15:1Then all the tax collectors and ‘sinners’ were getting close to Him to hear Him.

1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with fornicators—

Hebrews 5:2being able to deal gently with those who sin in ignorance and go astray, since he himself is also subject to 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 →

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