Matthew 9:10

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And as he sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

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We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.

As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

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