Matthew 9:11
Good News Translation
Some Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with such people?"

New Revised Standard Version
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Contemporary English Version
Some Pharisees asked Jesus' disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other sinners?"

New American Bible
The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

they said.

Mark 2:16 And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Mark 9:14-16 And coming to his disciples he saw a great multitude about them and the scribes disputing with them. . . .

Why.

Matthew 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. And wisdom is justified by her children.

Isaiah 65:5 That say: Depart from me, come not near me, because thou art unclean: these shall be smoke in my anger, a fire burning all the day.

Luke 5:30 But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying to his disciples: Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Luke 15:1,2 Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him. . . .

Luke 19:7 And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner.

1 Corinthians 5:9-11 I wrote to you in an epistle, not to keep company with fornicators. . . .

Galatians 2:15 We by nature are Jews: and not of the Gentiles, sinners.

Hebrews 5:2 Who can have compassion on them that are ignorant and that err: because he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

Context
The Calling of Matthew
10And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. 11And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners? 12But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill.…
Cross References
Isaiah 65:5
That say: Depart from me, come not near me, because thou art unclean: these shall be smoke in my anger, a fire burning all the day.

Matthew 5:46
For if you love them that love you, what reward shall you have? do not even the publicans this?

Matthew 9:10
And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

Matthew 11:19
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. And wisdom is justified by her children.

Mark 2:16
And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Luke 5:30
But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying to his disciples: Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receiveth sinners and eateth with them.

Acts 11:3
Saying: Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised and didst eat with them?

Matthew 9:10
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