Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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
General references
Bible References
How
Mark 2:7
"Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
Isaiah 65:5
They say, 'Keep to yourself! Don't get near me, for I am holier than you!' These people are like smoke in my nostrils, like a fire that keeps burning all day long.
Luke 15:2
But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers -- or even like this tax collector.
Luke 19:7
And when the people saw it, they all complained, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
1 Corinthians 2:15
The one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is understood by no one.
Hebrews 12:3
Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.
Publicans
Matthew 18:17
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.
General references
Mark 7:5
The Pharisees and the experts in the law asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?"