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Matthew 9:10

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GraceFellowship and the church

8 When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.

Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.

11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.
KJV
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.
WEB
As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And 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.
BLB
And it came to pass [in] His reclining in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners, having come, were reclining with Jesus and His disciples.
ÅB
Da Jesus satt til bords i Matteus' hus kom mange tollere og syndere og satt til bords med Jesus og disiplene hans.
OTB
Senere, mens Jesus lå til bords i huset, kom mange tollere og syndere og spiste sammen med ham og hans disipler.
B1930
Og det skjedde da han satt til bords i hans hus, se, da kom mange toldere og syndere og satt til bords med Jesus og hans disipler.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 5:29–32

    Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.

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  • Mark 2:15–17

    While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.

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  • 1 Timothy 1:13–16

    I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

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  • Matthew 5:46–47

    If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?

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  • John 9:31

    We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.

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