Mark 2:16

And the scholars of the Pharisees, when they saw him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?

Acts 23:9

And there developed a great clamor. And some of the scholars of the Pharisees part having risen, they argued vehemently, saying, We find nothing wrong in this man. But if a spirit spoke to him, or a heavenly agent, we should not fi

Isaiah 65:5

who say, Stand by thyself, do not come near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.

Matthew 9:11

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?

Matthew 18:17

And if he is heedless of them, speak to the church. But if he is also heedless of the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and the tax collector.

Mark 2:7

Why does this man speak blasphemies this way. Who can forgive sins but one, God?

Luke 15:2-7

And the Pharisees and the scholars murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.

Luke 18:11

Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.

Luke 19:7

And all who saw murmured, saying, He went in to relax with a sinful man.

Luke 19:10

For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

1 Corinthians 2:15

But truly the spiritual man evaluates all things, but he himself is evaluated by none.

Hebrews 12:3

For consider the man who endured such hostility against him by sinners, so that ye may not be weary in your souls, being disheartened.

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And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

Publicans

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Mark 2:7
Why does this man speak blasphemies this way. Who can forgive sins but one, God?
Isaiah 65:5
who say, Stand by thyself, do not come near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.
Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and the scholars murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.
Luke 18:11
Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
Luke 19:7
And all who saw murmured, saying, He went in to relax with a sinful man.
1 Corinthians 2:15
But truly the spiritual man evaluates all things, but he himself is evaluated by none.
Hebrews 12:3
For consider the man who endured such hostility against him by sinners, so that ye may not be weary in your souls, being disheartened.

Publicans

Matthew 18:17
And if he is heedless of them, speak to the church. But if he is also heedless of the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and the tax collector.

General references

Mark 7:5
Then the Pharisees and the scholars demand of him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?