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Luke 5:30

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The Pharisees and some of their teachers of the Law of Moses grumbled to Jesus' disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with those tax collectors and other sinners?"

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And then they say to others, "Don't come near us! We're dedicated to God." Such people are like smoke, irritating my nose all day.

If you love only those people who love you, will God reward you for that? Even tax collectors love their friends.

Some Pharisees asked Jesus' disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other sinners?"

Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were Pharisees, and they saw that Jesus was eating with sinners and tax collectors. So they asked his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

The Pharisees and many other Jewish people obey the teachings of their ancestors. They always wash their hands in the proper way before eating.

Jesus asked, "What are you arguing about?"

The Pharisee stood over by himself and prayed, "God, I thank you that I am not greedy, dishonest, and unfaithful in marriage like other people. And I am really glad that I am not like that tax collector over there.

Everyone who saw this started grumbling, "This man Zacchaeus is a sinner! And Jesus is going home to eat with him."

One day some Pharisees and experts in the Law of Moses sat listening to Jesus teach. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. God had given Jesus the power to heal the sick,

The Pharisees and the experts began arguing, "Jesus must think he is God! Only God can forgive sins."

But because the Son of Man goes around eating and drinking, you say, "Jesus eats and drinks too much! He is even a friend of tax collectors and sinners."

The Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this and said to himself, "If this man really were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him! He would know that she is a sinner."

and so there was a lot of shouting. Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were Pharisees. Finally, they became angry and said, "We don't find anything wrong with this man. Maybe a spirit or an angel really did speak to him."




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