Matthew 9:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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 experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying,“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,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
  • Mark 2:16 : 16 When 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?”
  • Luke 15:1-2 : 1 The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him. 2 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining,“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
  • 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.
  • Gal 2:15 : 15 The Justification of Jews and Gentiles We are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,
  • Heb 5:2 : 2 He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also 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 and do not give him any greeting,
  • Luke 19:7 : 7 And when the people saw it, they all complained,“He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”
  • Mark 9:14-16 : 14 The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them. 15 When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him. 16 He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”
  • Isa 65:5 : 5 They say,‘Keep to yourself! Don’t get near me, for I am holier than you!’ These people are like smoke in my nostrils, like a fire that keeps burning all day long.

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