Matthew 9:11

When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with 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

10As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

12When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”

Mark 9:14Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.

1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners;

Hebrews 5:2The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with 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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