Luke 5:30

But the scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax gatherers and sinners?

Revised King James 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

29And Levi made a great feast in his own house for him: and there was a great company of tax gatherers and of others who were reclining at table with them.

31And Jesus answered and said to them, Those who are well do not need a physician; but those who are sick.

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Cross References

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

Mark 9:16And he asked the scribes, What are you discussing with them?

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

Luke 7:34The Son of man comes eating and drinking; and you say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a drunkard, a friend of tax gatherers and sinners!

Luke 15:1Then all the tax gatherers and sinners drew near to hear him.

Luke 19:7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He has gone to be the guest of 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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