Luke 5:29
Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.
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- Luke 15:1 : 1 The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.
- John 12:2 : 2 So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.
- 1 Cor 5:9-9 : 9 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. 10 In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world. 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian who is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or verbally abusive, or a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.
- 1 Cor 10:27 : 27 If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.
- Matt 9:10 : 10 As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.
- Mark 2:15 : 15 As Jesus was having a meal in Levi’s home, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
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- Mark 2:13-175 verses89%
13The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.
14As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.
15As Jesus was having a meal in Levi’s home, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
16When the experts in the law and the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples,“Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
17When Jesus heard this he said to them,“Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- Matt 9:9-124 verses87%
9The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. So he got up and followed him.
10As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.
11When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples,“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
12When Jesus heard this he said,“Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do.
- Luke 5:26-283 verses83%
26Then astonishment seized them all, and they glorified God. They were filled with awe, saying,“We have seen incredible things today.”
27The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him.
28And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.
- Luke 5:30-345 verses82%
30But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying,“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
31Jesus answered them,“Those who are well don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do.
32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
33The Superiority of the New Then they said to him,“John’s disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours continue to eat and drink.”
34So Jesus said to them,“You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
- Luke 15:1-33 verses79%
1The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.
2But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining,“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3So Jesus told them this parable:
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36Jesus’ Anointing Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table.
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37Rebuking the Pharisees and Experts in the Law As he spoke, a Pharisee invited Jesus to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table.
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34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
- Luke 19:5-73 verses74%
5And when Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to him,“Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because I must stay at your house today.”
6So he came down quickly and welcomed Jesus joyfully.
7And when the people saw it, they all complained,“He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”
- Luke 14:15-162 verses72%
15The Parable of the Great Banquet When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him,“Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”
16But Jesus said to him,“A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
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19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
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1Healing Again on the Sabbath Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
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2So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.
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49But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves,“Who is this, who even forgives sins?”
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12Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him,“Teacher, what should we do?”
- Luke 14:12-132 verses70%
12He said also to the man who had invited him,“When you host a dinner or a banquet, don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.
13But when you host an elaborate meal, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
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14The Lord’s Supper Now when the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table and the apostles joined him.
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3So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples.
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4how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests?
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39and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
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29Healing Many Others When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.
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2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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7On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
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32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
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4how he entered the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?”
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2Now a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector and was rich.
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15So they did as Jesus directed, and the people all sat down.
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17The Sermon on the Plain Then he came down with them and stood on a level place. And a large number of his disciples had gathered along with a vast multitude from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases,
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26how he entered the house of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the sacred bread, which is against the law for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to his companions?”
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20When it was evening, he took his place at the table with the twelve.
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23Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate,