Matthew 9:10

New English Translation

As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

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When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.