Matthew 9:11 meaning and explanation
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Matthew 9:11, Berean Standard Bible
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The Pharisees put this question to Jesus' disciples rather than to Jesus himself, after seeing him at table in Matthew's house with tax collectors and sinners. Tax collectors worked for Rome and were widely despised, and sinners likely meant those outside respectable observance.
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