Mark 2:15

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And while Jesus was dining in Levi's house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining at the table with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.

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  • Luke 15:1 : 1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Him.
  • Matt 9:10-11 : 10 While Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?'
  • Matt 21:31-32 : 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.' 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him. And even when you saw it, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
  • Luke 5:29-30 : 29 Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors and others were reclining there with them. 30 But the Pharisees and their scribes began to grumble to His disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
  • Luke 6:17 : 17 He came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples and a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the coastal regions of Tyre and Sidon were present.

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  • Matt 9:9-12
    4 verses
    94%

    9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

    10While Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.

    11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?'

    12But when Jesus heard this, he said, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.'

  • Luke 5:27-30
    4 verses
    89%

    27After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. He said to him, "Follow Me."

    28So Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

    29Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors and others were reclining there with them.

    30But the Pharisees and their scribes began to grumble to His disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

  • Mark 2:16-17
    2 verses
    89%

    16And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, 'Why does he eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?'

    17When Jesus heard this, he said to them, 'Those who are well have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.'

  • Mark 2:13-14
    2 verses
    83%

    13And again, Jesus went out beside the sea, and the crowd came to him, and he was teaching them.

    14As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And Levi got up and followed him.

  • Luke 15:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Him.

    2And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, saying, 'This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.'

    3So He told them this parable, saying:

  • Luke 7:34
    77%

    34'The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!"'

  • Luke 7:36
    77%

    36One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. So Jesus went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table.

  • Luke 11:37
    75%

    37While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

  • Luke 14:1
    75%

    1One Sabbath, as Jesus went to eat at the house of a prominent Pharisee, they were carefully watching him.

  • Matt 11:19
    74%

    19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her actions.

  • Luke 19:7
    74%

    7But when they saw this, everyone began to complain, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a sinful man."

  • Matt 19:2
    73%

    2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

  • John 6:2-3
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    73%

    2A large crowd was following him because they were seeing the signs he was performing on those who were sick.

    3Jesus went up onto the mountain and sat there with his disciples.

  • Luke 7:49
    72%

    49Those who were reclining at the table began to say among themselves, 'Who is this who even forgives sins?'

  • Luke 22:14
    72%

    14When the hour came, Jesus reclined at the table, and the apostles were with him.

  • Luke 3:12
    72%

    12Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?"

  • Luke 14:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15When one of those reclining at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, 'Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.'

    16Jesus replied, 'A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.'

  • John 12:2
    72%

    2There they prepared a dinner for Him. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

  • Matt 15:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.

    30Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the mute, the crippled, and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.

  • Luke 6:17
    71%

    17He came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples and a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the coastal regions of Tyre and Sidon were present.

  • Luke 5:32-33
    2 verses
    71%

    32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

    33Then they said to Him, "Why do John's disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?"

  • Matt 13:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1On that day, Jesus left the house and sat by the sea.

    2Large crowds gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat down. Meanwhile, the entire crowd stood on the shore.

  • Matt 26:20
    70%

    20When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve.

  • Matt 21:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.'

    32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him. And even when you saw it, you did not later change your minds and believe him.

  • Luke 5:17
    70%

    17One day, as He was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village in Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, were sitting there. The power of the Lord was with Him to heal the sick.

  • Mark 2:1
    70%

    1And once again, Jesus went into Capernaum, and after some days, it was reported that he was at home.

  • Luke 19:5
    70%

    5When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, because today I must stay at your house."

  • Mark 9:14
    69%

    14When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and the scribes arguing with them.

  • Matt 26:18
    69%

    18He replied, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says, My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover at your house with My disciples.'"

  • Mark 1:29
    69%

    29As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the house of Simon and Andrew.

  • Luke 14:25
    69%

    25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them, he said,

  • Matt 12:4
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    4How he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for him or those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

  • Matt 4:18
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    18While walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

  • Mark 2:26
    69%

    26'He entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat. He also gave some to his companions.'