Luke 5:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?

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  • Acts 23:9 : 9 And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?
  • Isa 65:5 : 5 Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.
  • Matt 21:28-32 : 28 But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden. 29 And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went. 30 And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not. 31 Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.
  • Mark 7:3 : 3 Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them:
  • Luke 5:17 : 17 And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.
  • Luke 5:21 : 21 And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?
  • Luke 7:29-30 : 29 (And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God. 30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God for themselves, not having had his baptism.)
  • Luke 7:34 : 34 The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.
  • Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.
  • Luke 15:1-2 : 1 Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.
  • Luke 18:11 : 11 The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
  • Luke 19:7 : 7 And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.

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  • Luke 15:1-3
    3 verses
    88%

    1 Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.

    2 And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.

    3 And he made a story for them, saying,

  • Mark 2:15-18
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    15 And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

    16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

    17 And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.

    18 And John's disciples and the Pharisees were taking no food: and they came and said to him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees go without food, but your disciples do not?

  • Matt 9:10-12
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    86%

    10 And it came about, when he was in the house taking food, that a number of tax-farmers and sinners came and took their places with Jesus and his disciples.

    11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?

    12 But on hearing this he said, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.

  • Luke 5:29
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    29 And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.

  • Luke 5:31-34
    4 verses
    79%

    31 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.

    32 I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.

    33 And they said to him, The disciples of John frequently go without food, and make prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees; but your disciples take food and drink.

    34 And Jesus said, Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?

  • Luke 7:33-34
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    77%

    33 For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.

    34 The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.

  • Luke 19:7
    74%

    7 And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.

  • Matt 11:18-19
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    18 For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit.

    19 The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

  • Matt 12:2
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    2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.

  • Mark 7:5
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    5 And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands?

  • Matt 15:12
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    12 Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?

  • Luke 7:36
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    36 And one of the Pharisees made a request that he would take a meal with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and took his seat at the table.

  • Luke 5:27
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    27 And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.

  • Matt 9:14
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    14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees frequently go without food, but your disciples do not?

  • Luke 11:37
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    37 Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal.

  • Luke 7:49
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    49 And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins?

  • Mark 2:24
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    24 And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

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    14 And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

  • Mark 7:1-2
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    1 And there came together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,

    2 And had seen that some of his disciples took their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.

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    70%

    21 And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?

  • Luke 14:1
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    1 And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.

  • Matt 9:3
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    3 And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God.

  • Luke 6:2
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    2 But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

  • Luke 3:12
    69%

    12 Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?

  • John 6:43
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    43 Jesus made answer and said, Do not say things against me, one to another.

  • Matt 15:1-2
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    1 Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

    2 Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.

  • Luke 11:39
    69%

    39 And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

  • Mark 2:6
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    6 But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,

  • Luke 19:39
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    39 And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.

  • Mark 9:14
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    14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.

  • Matt 21:31-32
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    31 Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.

    32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.

  • Luke 11:53
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    53 And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;

  • Luke 6:7
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    7 And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

  • John 7:32
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    32 This discussion of the people came to the ears of the Pharisees; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to take him.

  • Luke 18:10
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    10 Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.