Luke 7:34

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

[Then] the Son of man came eating and drinking [at festive occasions] and you said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and worldly people.’

Cross References

Luke 15:2

And the Pharisees and experts in the Law of Moses both complained, saying, “This man welcomes worldly people and [even] eats with them.”

John 12:2

There Mary and Martha prepared a meal for Jesus. Martha served it while Lazarus was among those who reclined at the table with Him. [Note: See Matt. 23:6].

Luke 19:7

And when the crowd saw this, they began complaining [i.e., because Zacchaeus was a despised tax collector] and said, “He is going to lodge with a sinful man.”

Luke 14:1

And it happened on a Sabbath day, when Jesus went to the house of one of the leading Pharisees for a meal, that they [i.e., probably other Pharisees who were also guests] were watching Him closely.

Luke 7:36

Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have a meal with him. So, He went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the [dinner] table. [Note: Matt. 23:6].

Luke 5:29

Then Levi prepared a lavish dinner for Jesus at his house. A large number of [other] tax collectors were [also] having dinner with them.

Matthew 9:11

And when the Pharisees saw this they said to His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and worldly people?”

John 2:2

and Jesus and His disciples had been invited to it also.

Luke 11:37

Now while Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] invited Him to have a meal with him. So, Jesus went in [to his house] and reclined [at the dinner table]. [Note: See Matt. 23:6].

Matthew 5:46

For if you love [only] those who love you, what reward will you get for that? Do not even the publicans [Note: These were people with a bad reputation for their dishonest tax collecting activities] do that much?

Matthew 11:19

[Then] the Son of man came eating and drinking [at festive occasions] and they said, ‘Look, He is a glutton and a drunkard and a friend of tax collectors and worldly people.’ It proves that [God’s] wise counsel is right by the way things turn out.”

Luke 7:33

For when John the Immerser came, he did not eat bread or drink wine [on festive occasions] and you said, ‘He is dominated by an evil spirit.’

Luke 7:35

It proves that [God’s] wise counsel is right in the eyes of all of her children [i.e., in the eyes of people known for their wisdom].”