Mark 2:16

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

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  • Isa 65:5 : 5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These [are] a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
  • Luke 18:11 : 11 ‹The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men› [are], ‹extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.›
  • Luke 19:7 : 7 And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
  • Acts 23:9 : 9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes [that were] of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
  • 1 Cor 2:15 : 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
  • Heb 12:3 : 3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 ‹For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.›
  • Matt 9:11 : 11 And when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
  • Matt 18:17 : 17 ‹And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell› [it] ‹unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.›
  • Mark 2:7 : 7 Why doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
  • Luke 15:2-7 : 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 ‹What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?› 5 ‹And when he hath found› [it], ‹he layeth› [it] ‹on his shoulders, rejoicing.› 6 ‹And when he cometh home, he calleth together› [his] ‹friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.› 7 ‹I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.›

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    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 physician, but they that are sick.›

    13 ‹But go ye and learn what› [that] ‹meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.›

    14 ¶ Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

  • Mark 2:14-15
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    14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, ‹Follow me.› And he arose and followed him.

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  • Luke 5:29-34
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    29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

    30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

    31 And Jesus answering said unto them, ‹They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.›

    32 ‹I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.›

    33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise [the disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

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    1 ¶ Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

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    33 ‹For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.›

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  • Mark 2:17-18
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    17 When Jesus heard [it], he saith unto them, ‹They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.›

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    18 ‹For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.›

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    2 But when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

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    37 ¶ And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

    38 And when the Pharisee saw [it], he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

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  • 27 ¶ And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, ‹Follow me.›

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  • Mark 2:24-26
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    24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

    25 And he said unto them, ‹Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?›

    26 ‹How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?›

  • 12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

  • 14 ¶ And when he came to [his] disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

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    31 ‹Whether of them twain did the will of› [his] ‹father?› They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, ‹Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.›

    32 ‹For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen› [it], ‹repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.›

  • 4 ‹How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?›

  • 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

  • 5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

  • 2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

  • 3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] blasphemeth.

  • 10 ‹Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.›

  • 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

  • 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

  • 6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,