Luke 5:30

And the Pharisees and their Scribes began murmuring unto his disciples, saying—Wherefore, with the tax-collectors and sinners, are ye eating and drinking?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 reception for him, in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-collectors, and others,—who were with them reclining.

31And, answering, Jesus said unto them—No need, have, the whole, of a physician, but, they who are sick.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:28But how, to you, doth it seem? A man, had two sons: coming unto the first, he said, Son! go thy way, to-day, be working in the vineyard.

Mark 9:16And he questioned them—What are ye discussing with them?

Luke 5:21And the Scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying—Who is this that speaketh profanities? Who can forgive, sins, save, God alone?

Luke 7:34The Son of Man hath come, eating and drinking, and ye say—Lo! a man, gluttonous and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners.

Luke 15:1But all the tax-collectors and the sinners were, unto him, drawing near, to be hearkening unto him;

Luke 19:7And all, when they beheld, began to murmur, saying—With a sinful man, hath he gone in to lodge!

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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