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And the scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why eat ye and drink ye, with publicans and sinners?"

New American Standard Bible

The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

King James Version

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Holman Bible

But the Pharisees and their scribes were complaining to His disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

International Standard Version

The Pharisees and their scribes started complaining to Jesus' disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

A Conservative Version

And their scholars and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?

American Standard Version

And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners?

Amplified

The Pharisees and their scribes [seeing those with whom He was associating] began murmuring in discontent to His disciples, asking, “Why are you eating and drinking with the tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews]?”

An Understandable Version

Now the Pharisees and their experts in the law of Moses complained to Jesus' disciples, saying, "Why do you men eat and drink with tax collectors and worldly people?"

Anderson New Testament

And their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying: Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Bible in Basic English

And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?

Common New Testament

And the Pharisees and their scribes complained against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

Daniel Mace New Testament

but the Scribes and Pharisees of that place reproach'd his disciples, and said, why do ye eat and drink with publicans and scandalous people?

Darby Translation

And their scribes and the Pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with tax-gatherers and sinners?

Godbey New Testament

And their scribes and the Pharisees were murmuring to His disciples, saying, Wherefore do you eat and drink with publicans and, sinners?

Goodspeed New Testament

And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled about it to his disciples, and said, "Why do you eat and drink with tax-collectors and irreligious people?"

John Wesley New Testament

But the scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Julia Smith Translation

And the scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Wherefore eat and drink ye with publicans and sinful?

King James 2000

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the Pharisees and their scribes began to complain to his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"

Modern King James verseion

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against His disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax-collectors and sinners?

Moffatt New Testament

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

Montgomery New Testament

And the Pharisees and their scribes began complaining to his disciples, saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax-gatherers and sinners?"

NET Bible

But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

New Heart English Bible

The Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"

Noyes New Testament

And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners?

Sawyer New Testament

And the Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with publicans?

The Emphasized Bible

And the Pharisees and their Scribes began murmuring unto his disciples, saying - Wherefore, with the tax-collectors and sinners, are ye eating and drinking?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Twentieth Century New Testament

The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law belonging to their party complained of this to the disciples of Jesus."

Webster

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Weymouth New Testament

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?"

Williams New Testament

Now the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling at His disciples, and were saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax-collectors and notorious sinners?"

World English Bible

Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"

Worrell New Testament

And the Pharisees and their scribes were murmuring against the disciples, saying, "Why are ye eating and drinking with the tax-collectors and sinners?"

Worsley New Testament

And their scribes and pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Youngs Literal Translation

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?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0


Usage: 0

γραμματεύς 
Grammateus 
Usage: 49

and





and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

Φαρισαῖος 
Pharisaios 
Usage: 80

γογγύζω 
Gogguzo 
Usage: 6

πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

his

Usage: 0

μαθητής 
Mathetes 
Usage: 254

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

Why
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

do ye eat
ἐσθίω 
Esthio 
Usage: 52

πίνω πίω πόω 
Pino 
drink, drink of
Usage: 31

with
μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

τελώνης 
Telones 
Usage: 12

References

Context Readings

Levi Called To Follow Jesus

29 And that same Levi made him a great feast at home in his own house. And there was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat at meat with him. 30 And the scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why eat ye and drink ye, with publicans and sinners?" 31 Jesus answered and said unto them, "They that are whole, need not of the physician: but they that are sick.

Cross References

Acts 23:9

And there arose a great cry, and the scribes which were of the Pharisees' part arose and strove, saying, "We find none evil in this man. Though a spirit, or an angel hath appeared to him, let us not strive against God."

Isaiah 65:5

If thou comest nigh them, they say, "Touch me not, for I am holier than thou." All these men when I am angry, shall be turned to smoke and fire, that shall burn forever.

Matthew 21:28-32

"What say ye to this? A certain man had two sons, and came to the elder and said, 'Son, go and work today in my vineyard.'

Mark 7:3

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands often, eat not; observing the traditions of the elders.

Luke 5:17

And it happened on a certain day, that he taught: and there sat the Pharisees, and doctors of law, which were come out of all the towns of Galilee, Jewry, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was to heal them.

Luke 5:21

And the scribes, and the Pharisees, began to think saying, "What fellow is this: which speaketh blasphemy? Who can forgive sins, but God only?"

Luke 7:29-30

And all the people that heard, and the publicans, justified God and were baptised with the baptism of John.

Luke 7:34

The son of man is come, and eateth and drinketh, and ye say, 'Behold a man which is a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners.'

Luke 7:39

When the Pharisee which bade him to his house, saw that, he spake within himself, saying, "If this man were a prophet, he would surely have known who and what manner woman this is which toucheth him, for she is a sinner."

Luke 15:1-2

Then resorted unto him all the publicans and sinners, for to hear him.

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are; extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this publican.

Luke 19:7

And when they saw that, they all grudged saying, "He is gone in to tarry with a man that is a sinner."

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