Mark 2:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners were reclining (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

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  • Luke 15:1 : 1 And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,
  • Matt 9:10-11 : 10 And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples, 11 and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, `Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'
  • Matt 21:31-32 : 31 which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God, 32 for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last -- to believe him.
  • Luke 5:29-30 : 29 And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat), 30 and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'
  • Luke 6:17 : 17 and having come down with them, he stood upon a level spot, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea, and Jerusalem, and the maritime Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their sicknesses,

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  • Matt 9:9-12
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    9And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

    10And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples,

    11and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, `Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'

    12And Jesus having heard, said to them, `They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;

  • Luke 5:27-30
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    89%

    27And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, `Be following me;'

    28and he, having left all, having arisen, did follow him.

    29And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat),

    30and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'

  • Mark 2:16-17
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    16And the scribes and the Pharisees, having seen him eating with the tax-gatherers and sinners, said to his disciples, `Why -- that with the tax-gatherers and sinners he doth eat and drink?'

    17And Jesus, having heard, saith to them, `They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation.'

  • Mark 2:13-14
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    83%

    13And he went forth again by the sea, and all the multitude was coming unto him, and he was teaching them,

    14and passing by, he saw Levi of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

  • Luke 15:1-3
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    1And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,

    2and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

    3And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

  • Luke 7:34
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    34the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

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    7and having seen `it', they were all murmuring, saying -- `With a sinful man he went in to lodge!'

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    2and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

  • John 6:2-3
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    2and there was following him a great multitude, because they were seeing his signs that he was doing on the ailing;

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    49and those reclining with him (at meat) began to say within themselves, `Who is this, who also doth forgive sins?'

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  • Matt 15:29-30
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    32I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

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