Matthew 9:10

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And so it happened, as Jesus was having a meal at Matthew’s house, a number of [other] tax collectors and worldly people came to sit down with Him and His disciples.

Cross References

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?”

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus moved on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the toll booth [i.e., collecting taxes]. He said to him, “Become my follower.” And he got up and followed Him.

John 9:31

We know that God does not listen to sinners [i.e., when they pray]; but God does listen to the person who reveres Him and does what He wants.