Matthew 9:11

The Pharisees noticed this, and they inquired of His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?"

Matthew 11:19

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they exclaim, 'See this man! --given to gluttony and tippling, and a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions."

Luke 5:30

This led the Pharisees and Scribes of their party to expostulate with His disciples and ask, "Why are you eating and drinking with these tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?"

Mark 2:16

But when the Scribes of the Pharisee sect saw Him eating with the sinners and the tax-gatherers, they said to His disciples, "He is eating and drinking with the tax-gatherers and sinners!"

Galatians 2:15

You and I, though we are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,

Mark 9:14-16

As they came to rejoin the disciples, they saw an immense crowd surrounding them and a party of Scribes disputing with them.

Luke 15:1-2

Now the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners were everywhere in the habit of coming close to Him to listen to Him;

Luke 19:7

When they all saw this, they began to complain with indignation. "He has gone in to be the guest of a notorious sinner!" they said.

1 Corinthians 5:9-11

I wrote to you in that letter that you were not to associate with fornicators;

Hebrews 5:2

and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.

2 John 1:10

If any one who comes to you does not bring this teaching, do not receive him under your roof nor bid him Farewell.

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Summary

Matthew 9:11

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

They said

Mark 2:16

Mark 9:14

Why

General references

Mark 2:15

Luke 15:1

Bible References

They said

But when the Scribes of the Pharisee sect saw Him eating with the sinners and the tax-gatherers, they said to His disciples, "He is eating and drinking with the tax-gatherers and sinners!"

As they came to rejoin the disciples, they saw an immense crowd surrounding them and a party of Scribes disputing with them.

Why

This led the Pharisees and Scribes of their party to expostulate with His disciples and ask, "Why are you eating and drinking with these tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?"

Now the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners were everywhere in the habit of coming close to Him to listen to Him;

When they all saw this, they began to complain with indignation. "He has gone in to be the guest of a notorious sinner!" they said.

I wrote to you in that letter that you were not to associate with fornicators;

You and I, though we are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,

and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.

If any one who comes to you does not bring this teaching, do not receive him under your roof nor bid him Farewell.

General references

When He was sitting at table in Levi's house, a large number of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners were at table with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many such who habitually followed Him.

Now the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners were everywhere in the habit of coming close to Him to listen to Him;