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

Later, Levi gave a large banquet at his home for Jesus. A large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look! He's a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'

One Sabbath, Jesus went to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal. The guests were watching Jesus closely.

and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him.

Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building him up.

A friend

While he was having dinner at Matthew's home, many tax collectors and sinners arrived and began eating with Jesus and his disciples.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners kept coming to listen to Jesus.

But all the people who saw this began to complain: "Jesus is going to be the guest of a notorious sinner!"

But

How great are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are unfathomable.

A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective, but a fool looks only to earthly goals.

By having been baptized with John's baptism, all the people who listened, including the tax collectors, acknowledged God's justice.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, the Messiah is God's power and God's wisdom.

To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given so that I might proclaim to the gentiles the immeasurable wealth of the Messiah

Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels, the living creatures, and the elders surrounding the throne. They numbered 10,000's times 10,000 and thousands times thousands.

saying, "Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanks, honor, power, and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen!"

General references

When a wise man has a dispute with a fool, the fool either rages or laughs without relief.

Wisdom is vindicated by all her children."