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Matthew 9:11
11And the Pharisees seeing [it], said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?
Matthew 9:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
- New International Version (NIV)When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Context of Matthew 9:11
9And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, called Matthew, and says to him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed him. 10And it came to pass, as he lay at table in the house, that behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay at table with Jesus and his disciples. And the Pharisees seeing [it], said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners? 12But [Jesus] hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill. 13But go and learn what [that] is — I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I have not come to call righteous [men] but sinners.
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καὶ ἰδόντες οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· διὰ τί μετὰ τῶν τελωνῶν καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν ἐσθίει ὁ διδάσκαλος ὑμῶν;Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 9:11
- Mark 2:16And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing him eating with sinners and tax-gatherers, said to his disciples, Why [is it] that he eats and drinks with tax-gatherers and sinners?
- Mark 9:14And when he came to the disciples he saw a great crowd around them, and scribes disputing against them.
- Matthew 11:19The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man [that is] eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: — and wisdom has been justified by her children.
- Isaiah 65:5who say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
- Luke 5:30And their scribes and the Pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with tax-gatherers and sinners?
- Luke 15:1And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him;
- Luke 19:7And all murmured when they saw [it], saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man.
- 1 Corinthians 5:9I have written to you in the epistle not to mix with fornicators;
- Galatians 2:15We, Jews by nature, and not sinners of [the] nations,
- Hebrews 5:2being able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity;
Commentaries on Matthew 9:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11When the Pharisees saw it - He who, like a Pharisee, never felt himself indebted to infinite mercy for his own salvation, is rarely solicitous about the salvation of others. The grace of Christ alone inspires the soul with true benevolence. The self-righteous Pharisees considered it equal to legal defilement to sit in company with tax-gatherers and heathens. It is certain that those who fear God should not associate, through choice, with the workers of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Why eateth and drinketh - To eat and drink with others denotes intimacy and familiarity. The Pharisees, by asking this question, accused him of seeking the society of such people, and of being the companion of the wicked. The inference which they would draw was, that he could not be himself righteous, since he delighted in the company of abandoned people.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 Some time after his call, Matthew sought to bring his old associates to hear Christ. He knew by experience what the grace of Christ could do, and would not despair concerning them. Those who are effectually brought to Christ, cannot but desire that others also may be brought to him. Those who suppose their souls to be without disease will not welcome the spiritual Physician. This was the case with the Pharisees; they despised Christ, because…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13Jesus, as Lord and Messiah, removed the obstacles that stopped righteous Jews from interacting with people considered ceremonially unclean or sinful.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. And when the Pharisees--"and scribes," add Mark and Luke (Mr 2:6; Lu 5:21). saw it, they said--"murmured" or "muttered," says Luke (Lu 5:30). unto his disciples--not venturing to put their question to Jesus Himself. Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?--(See on Lu 15:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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