Matthew 9:11

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

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  • Luke 5:30 : 30 But the Pharisees and their scribes began to grumble to His disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
  • Matt 11:19 : 19 The 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.
  • Mark 2:16 : 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?'
  • Luke 15:1-2 : 1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, saying, 'This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.'
  • 1 Cor 5:9-9 : 9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. 10 I did not at all mean the sexually immoral people of this world, or the greedy, or swindlers, or idolaters. In that case, you would have to leave the world. 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral, greedy, an idolater, a slanderer, a drunkard, or a swindler. With such a person, do not even eat.
  • Gal 2:15 : 15 We are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,
  • Heb 5:2 : 2 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness.
  • 2 John 1:10 : 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or greet him.
  • Luke 19:7 : 7 But when they saw this, everyone began to complain, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a sinful man."
  • Mark 9:14-16 : 14 When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and the scribes arguing with them. 15 As soon as the crowd saw Jesus, they were amazed and ran to greet him. 16 And he asked the scribes, 'What are you discussing with them?'
  • Isa 65:5 : 5 They say, 'Keep away; do not come near me, for I am holier than you.' These are like smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.

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    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.

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    18Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and people came and asked Jesus, 'Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast?

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    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.

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

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    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.'

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