Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Why
Bible References
They said
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!"
Mark 9:14
As they came to rejoin the disciples, they saw an immense crowd surrounding them and a party of Scribes disputing with them.
Why
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?"
Luke 15:1
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
I wrote to you in that letter that you were not to associate with fornicators;
Galatians 2:15
You and I, though we are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,
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.
General references
Mark 2:15
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.
Luke 15:1
Now the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners were everywhere in the habit of coming close to Him to listen to Him;