30But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
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And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. …
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 27-35)All this, except the last verse, we had before in Matthew and Mark; it is not the story of any miracle in nature wrought by our Lord Jesus, but it is an account of some of the wonders of his grace , which, to those who understand things aright, are no less cogent proofs of Christ’s being sent of God than the other. I. It was a wonder of his grace that he would call a publican , from the receipt of…
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