Matthew 9:11

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

1770 John Worsley NT

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

10And as He was sitting at table in the house of Matthew, behold, several publicans and notorious sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

12But Jesus hearing them, said unto them, They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill: go therefore and learn what that means,

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Cross References

Matthew 11:19the Son of man came eating and drinking like other men, and they call Him a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.

Mark 9:14And when He came to the other disciples, He saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes disputing with them.

Luke 15:1Then drew near unto Him all the publicans and other notorious sinners, to hear Him.

1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote to you in an epistle, not to associate with whoremongers:

Hebrews 5:2who can have due compassion on the ignorant and those that are going astray; seeing he himself also is surrounded with infirmity:

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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