Matthew 9:10

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

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  • Matt 5:46-47 : 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
  • Mark 2:15-17 : 15 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. 16 And 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?' 17 When 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.'
  • Luke 5:29-32 : 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?" 31 Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
  • John 9:31 : 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to them.
  • 1 Tim 1:13-16 : 13 Even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord overflowed abundantly along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost. 16 But for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

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  • Mark 2:13-17
    5 verses
    94%

    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.

    15And 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.

    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.'

  • Matt 9:11-14
    4 verses
    89%

    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.'

    13'Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'

    14Then the disciples of John came to him and asked, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?'

  • Luke 5:27-30
    4 verses
    87%

    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?"

  • Matt 9:8-9
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    84%

    8When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to humans.

    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.

  • Luke 15:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    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.'

  • Luke 7:34
    78%

    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 7:36-37
    2 verses
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    36One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. So Jesus went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table.

    37And behold, a woman in the town who was a sinner learned that Jesus was reclining at the Pharisee's house. She brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

  • Luke 11:37
    76%

    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
    75%

    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."

  • Luke 22:14
    73%

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

  • John 6:3
    73%

    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 3:12
    72%

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

  • Mark 9:14
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    14When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and the scribes arguing with them.

  • 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 26:20
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    20When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve.

  • Luke 14:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    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.'

  • Matt 15:29
    70%

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

  • Luke 19:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham."

    10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.

  • Matt 13:1
    70%

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

  • Matt 5:1
    69%

    1When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.

  • Matt 21:31-32
    2 verses
    69%

    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 6:17
    69%

    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 19:5
    69%

    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."

  • Matt 8:11
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    11I tell you, many will come from the east and the west and will recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 10:38
    69%

    38While they were traveling, He entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

  • Matt 26:18
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    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.'"

  • Matt 19:2
    69%

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

  • Luke 9:15
    69%

    15So they did as instructed and had them all sit down.

  • John 12:2
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    2There they prepared a dinner for Him. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

  • Mark 14:18
    69%

    18While they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, one of you, who is eating with me, will betray me."