When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners? ’
Matthew 9:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised While he was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came to eat with Jesus and his disciples. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and [especially wicked] sinners came and sat (reclined) with Him and His disciples. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. Common English Bible As Jesus sat down to eat in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners joined Jesus and his disciples at the table. Catholic Public Domain Version And it happened that, as he was sitting down to eat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners arrived, and they sat down to eat with Jesus and his disciples. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. |
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked 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 office, and he said to him, ‘Follow me,’ and he got up and followed him.
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does his will, he listens to him.