Matthew 9:11 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹¹And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

Matthew 9:11 —

Old words in this verse

publican: — tax collector.

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 11:19
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Luke 5:30
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
Luke 15:1-2
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. …
Mark 2:16
And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
1 Corinthians 5:9-11
I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: …

Topics

Capernaum Church Church and State Creed Ecclesiasticism Jesus, the Christ Poll Tax Publicans

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 9-13)

In these verses we have an account of the grace and favour of Christ to poor publicans, particularly to Matthew. What he did to the bodies of people was to make way for a kind design upon their souls. Now observe here, I. The call of Matthew, the penman of this gospel. Mark and Luke call him Levi; it was ordinary for the same person to have two names: perhaps Matthew was the name he was most known…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 11)

11. 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).