Luke 19:7

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And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with taxgatherers and sinners?"

the Son of man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of taxgatherers and sinners!'

but the Pharisees and the scribes complained, "He welcomes sinners and eats along with them!"

He also told the following parable to certain persons who were sure of their own goodness and looked down upon everybody else.

So when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with taxgatherers and sinners?"

Tell me what you think. A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard to-day';

But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with taxgatherers and sinners?"

but the Pharisees and the scribes complained, "He welcomes sinners and eats along with them!"