Luke 5:30

And the Pharisees and their scribes began complaining to his disciples, saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax- gatherers and sinners?"

Montgomery New Testament

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

29Levi also made him a great reception at his house. There was a large party of tax-gatherers and others who were dining with them.

31Jesus answered them saying. "They who are well have no need of a physician, but they who are ill.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:28"But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "‘Son, go work today in my vineyard!’

Mark 9:16He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"

Luke 5:21And the Scribes and Pharisees began to cavil. "Who is this?" they asked, "speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

Luke 7:34"The son of man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!’

Luke 15:1Now all the tax-gatherers and sinners continued to draw near him, and to listen to him.

Luke 19:7When they all saw it, they began to complain, saying "He has gone in to lodge with a man who 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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