Matthew 9:11

Bible in Basic English 1965

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?

Cross References

Isaiah 65:5

Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.

Matthew 11:19

The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

Matthew 5:46

For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?

Matthew 9:10

And it came about, when he was in the house taking food, that a number of tax-farmers and sinners came and took their places with Jesus and his disciples.

Mark 2:16

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

Luke 19:7

And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.

Luke 5:30

And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?

Acts 11:3

Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.

Galatians 2:15

We being Jews by birth, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

Hebrews 5:2

He is able to have feeling for those who have no knowledge and for those who are wandering from the true way, because he himself is feeble;

2 John 1:10

If anyone comes to you not having this teaching, do not take him into your house or give him words of love: