Matthew 11:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

Came

A friend

Matthew 9:10

Luke 15:1

Luke 19:7

But

Revelation 7:12

General references

Proverbs 29:9

Luke 7:35

Bible References

Came

Then Levi hosted a grand banquet for Him at his house. Now there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were guests with them.

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

One Sabbath, when He went to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching Him closely.

Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding as well.

So they gave a dinner for Him there; Martha was serving them, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

Each one of us must please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

A friend

While He was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came as guests to eat with Jesus and His disciples.

All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Him.

All who saw it began to complain, “He’s gone to lodge with a sinful man!”

But

How magnificent are Your works, Lord,
how profound Your thoughts!

Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.

(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is God’s power and God’s wisdom,

This grace was given to me—the least of all the saints—to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of the Messiah,

Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and also of the living creatures and of the elders. Their number was countless thousands, plus thousands of thousands.

saying:

Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
and thanksgiving and honor
and power and strength
be to our God forever and ever. Amen.

General references

If a wise man goes to court with a fool,
there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.

Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”