Matthew 9:11 “When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your…”

Matthew 9:11

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

When the Pharisees saw it, they said to 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?

Geneva Bible 1599

And when the Pharises sawe that, they saide to his disciples, Why eateth your master with Publicanes and sinners?

Darby Translation

And the Pharisees seeing [it], said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?

Young's Literal Translation

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

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?

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Cross references

“they said”

Mark 2:16 Mark 9:14–16

Mark 2:16 · BSB

When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Mark 9:14–16 · BSB

When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

“Why”

Matthew 11:19 Luke 5:30 1 Corinthians 5:9–11 Galatians 2:15 Hebrews 5:2 Isaiah 65:5

Matthew 11:19 · BSB

The 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.”

Luke 5:30 · BSB

But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

1 Corinthians 5:9–11 · BSB

I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

Galatians 2:15 · BSB

We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”

Hebrews 5:2 · BSB

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.

Isaiah 65:5 · BSB

They 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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.

12On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

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