Matthew 9:11

World English Bible (2000)

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

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  • Luke 5:30 : 30 Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"
  • Matt 11:19 : 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her children."
  • Mark 2:16 : 16 The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, "Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?"
  • Luke 15:1-2 : 1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. 2 The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them."
  • 1 Cor 5:9-9 : 9 I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners; 10 yet not at all meaning with the sexual sinners of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then you would have to leave the world. 11 But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. Don't even eat with such a person.
  • Gal 2:15 : 15 "We, being Jews by nature, and not Gentile sinners,
  • Heb 5:2 : 2 The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.
  • 2 John 1:10 : 10 If anyone comes to you, and doesn't bring this teaching, don't receive him into your house, and don't welcome him,
  • Luke 19:7 : 7 When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."
  • Mark 9:14-16 : 14 Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them. 15 Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him. 16 He asked the scribes, "What are you asking them?"
  • Isa 65:5 : 5 who say, Stand by yourself, don't come near to me, for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.

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