Mark 2:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And it happened, as Jesus sat at dinner in his house, many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

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  • Luke 15:1 : 1 Then all the tax collectors and sinners drew near to him to hear him.
  • Matt 9:10-11 : 10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?
  • Matt 21:31-32 : 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax collectors and harlots go into 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 harlots believed him, and when you had seen it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.
  • Luke 5:29-30 : 29 And Levi made a great feast for him in his own house; and there was a great company of tax collectors and others who sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees complained against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?
  • Luke 6:17 : 17 And he came down with them, and stood on the plain, with a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

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  • Matt 9:9-12
    4 verses
    94%

    9And as Jesus passed from there, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the tax office: and he said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

    10And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

    11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?

    12But when Jesus heard that, he said to them, Those who are whole do not need a physician, but those who are sick.

  • Luke 5:27-30
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    89%

    27And after these things, he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, Follow me.

    28And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

    29And Levi made a great feast for him in his own house; and there was a great company of tax collectors and others who sat down with them.

    30But their scribes and Pharisees complained against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?

  • Mark 2:16-17
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    89%

    16And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eating with tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, How is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?

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

  • Mark 2:13-14
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    13And he went out again by the seaside, and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

    14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

  • Luke 15:1-3
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    82%

    1Then all the tax collectors and sinners drew near to him to hear him.

    2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.

    3And he spoke this parable to them, saying,

  • Luke 7:34
    77%

    34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking; and you say, Look, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!

  • Luke 7:36
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    36And one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat.

  • Luke 11:37
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    37And as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him: and he went in and sat down to eat.

  • Luke 14:1
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    1And it happened, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

  • Matt 11:19
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    19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.

  • Luke 19:7
    74%

    7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.

  • Matt 19:2
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    2And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

  • John 6:2-3
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    2And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he performed on those who were diseased.

    3And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

  • Luke 7:49
    72%

    49And those who sat at the meal with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that also forgives sins?

  • Luke 22:14
    72%

    14And when the hour came, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.

  • Luke 3:12
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    12Then the tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

  • Luke 14:15-16
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    15And when one of them who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

    16Then he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many:

  • John 12:2
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    2There they made him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.

  • Matt 15:29-30
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    29And Jesus departed from there, and came near to the Sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

    30And great multitudes came to him, having with them those that were lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and laid them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

  • Luke 6:17
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    17And he came down with them, and stood on the plain, with a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

  • Luke 5:32-33
    2 verses
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    32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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

  • Matt 13:1-2
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    1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

    2And a great multitude gathered to Him, so He went into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

  • Matt 26:20
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    20Now when the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve.

  • Matt 21:31-32
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    31Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax collectors and harlots go into 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 harlots believed him, and when you had seen it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.

  • Luke 5:17
    70%

    17And it happened on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

  • Mark 2:1
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    1And again he entered into Capernaum after some days, and it was reported that he was in the house.

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    5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.

  • Mark 9:14
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    14And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude around them and the scribes disputing with them.

  • Matt 26:18
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    18And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, The Master says, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.

  • Mark 1:29
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    29And immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

  • Luke 14:25
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    25And great multitudes went with him: and he turned, and said to them,

  • Matt 12:4
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    4how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

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    18And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

  • Mark 2:26
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    26How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave to those who were with him?