Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?
New American Standard Bible
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “
King James Version
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Holman Bible
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
International Standard Version
The Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
American Standard Version
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?
Amplified
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
An Understandable Version
And when the Pharisees saw this they said to His disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and worldly people?"
Anderson New Testament
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples: "Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?
Bible in Basic English
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?
Common New Testament
And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
which the Pharisees observing, why, said they to his disciples, is your master so familiar with publicans and such loose people?
Darby Translation
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?
Godbey New Testament
And the Pharisees seeing, said to His disciples, Wherefore does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?
Goodspeed New Testament
And the Pharisees observed it, and they said to his disciples, "Why does your master eat with tax-collectors and irreligious people?"
John Wesley New Testament
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why eateth your master with publicans and sinners?
Julia Smith Translation
And the Pharisees, seeing, said to his disciples, Wherefore does your teacher eat with tax collectors and the sinful?
King James 2000
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [when they] saw [it], the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
Modern King James verseion
And when the Pharisees saw, they said to His disciples, Why does your master eat with tax-collectors and sinners?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When the Pharisees saw that, they said unto his disciples, "Why eateth your master with publicans and sinners?"
Moffatt New Testament
So when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with taxgatherers and sinners?"
Montgomery New Testament
When the Pharisees saw it, they kept saying to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and sinners?"
NET Bible
When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
New Heart English Bible
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
Noyes New Testament
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your teacher eat with the publicans and sinners?
Sawyer New Testament
And when the Pharisees saw them they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?
The Emphasized Bible
And, the Pharisees, observing it, began to say unto his disciples, - Wherefore, with tax-collectors and sinners, doth your Teacher eat?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the Pharisees observing it, said to his disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and sinners?
Twentieth Century New Testament
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples: "Why does your Teacher eat in the company of tax-gatherers and outcasts?"
Webster
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Weymouth New Testament
The Pharisees noticed this, and they inquired of His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?"
Williams New Testament
And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax-collectors and notorious sinners?"
World English Bible
When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
Worrell New Testament
And the Pharisees, seeing it, said to His disciples, Why is your Teacher eating with the tax-collectors and sinners?"
Worsley New Testament
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?
Youngs Literal Translation
and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, 'Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'
Themes
Capernaum » Miracles of jesus performed at
Christ » Compassion of » Condescension of
Christ » Faith in, great » Faultfinding against
Christ » Defamed » Accused of keeping bad company
Ecclesiasticism » Jewish, rebuked by jesus
God » Examples of Leadership » Condescension of
Humility of Christ » Exhibited in his » Associating with the despised
Pharisees » Association with publicans and sinners
Pharisees » Christ » Condemned by, for associating with sinners
the Publicans » The jews » Despised our lord for associating with
Repentance » Jesus Christ coming to call sinners to repentance
Topics
Interlinear
Eido
Eido
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 9:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Matthew Called To Follow Jesus
10 And it came to pass while he relaxed in the house, and behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, they were sitting with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners? 12 But Jesus having heard it, he said to them, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who fare badly.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 11:19
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold the man, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! And wisdom is justified from her children.
Luke 5:30
And their scholars and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?
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?
Galatians 2:15
We are Jews by nature and not sinful men of the Gentiles,
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.
Mark 9:14-16
And when they came to the disciples he saw a great multitude around them, and scholars disputing with them.
Luke 15:1-2
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were approaching him to hear him.
Luke 19:7
And all who saw murmured, saying, He went in to relax with a sinful man.
1 Corinthians 5:9-11
I wrote to you in the letter not to associate with fornicators,
Hebrews 5:2
Who can be gentle to those who are ignorant and led astray, since he himself is also encompassed with weakness.
2 John 1:10
If any man comes to you, and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into a house, and do not speak to him to rejoice.