Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Why
Bible References
They said
Mark 2:16
When the scribes [belonging to the sect] of the Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with the sinners [including non-observant Jews] and tax collectors, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
Mark 9:14
When they came [back] to the [other nine] disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes questioning and arguing with them.
Why
Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking [with others], and they say, ‘Look! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews]!’ Yet wisdom is justified and vindicated by her deeds [in the lives of those who respond to Me].”
Isaiah 65:5
Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For Iam too holy for you [and you might defile me]!’
These [people] are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I
These [people] are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
Luke 5:30
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]?”
Luke 15:1
Now all the tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews] were coming near Jesus to listen to Him.
Luke 19:7
When the people saw it, they all began muttering [in discontent], “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a [notorious] sinner.”
1 Corinthians 5:9
I wrote you in my [previous] letter not to associate with [sexually] immoral people—
Galatians 2:15
[I went on to say] “We are Jews by birth and not sinners from among the Gentiles;
Hebrews 5:2
He is able to deal gently with the spiritually ignorant and misguided, since he is also subject to human weakness;
2 John 1:10
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching [but diminishes or adds to the doctrine of Christ], do not receive or welcome him into your house, and do not give him a greeting or any encouragement;
General references
Mark 2:15
And it happened that Jesus was reclining at the table in Levi’s house, and many tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews] were eating with Him and His disciples; for there were many of them and they were following Him.
Luke 15:1
Now all the tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews] were coming near Jesus to listen to Him.