Matthew 9:11

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“When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?””

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BSBPD

“When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, `Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 9:11 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 65:5They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
  2. Matthew 11:19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
  3. Mark 2:16When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
  4. Mark 9:14When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
  5. Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
  6. Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
  7. Luke 19:7And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
  8. 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
  9. Galatians 2:15We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”
  10. Hebrews 5:2He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.
  11. 2 John 1:10If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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