Cross reference

Matthew 9:11

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

Luke 5:30

30 And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners?

Matthew 11:19

19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.

Galatians 2:15

15 We being Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

1 Corinthians 5:9-11

9 I wrote unto you in my epistle to have no company with fornicators;

10 not at all `meaning' with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world:

11 but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

Luke 15:1-2

1 Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.

2 And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

Mark 2:16

16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, `How is it' that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

2 John 1:10

10 If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into `your' house, and give him no greeting:

Hebrews 5:2

2 who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;

Luke 19:7

7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.

Mark 9:14-16

14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them.

15 And straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.

16 And he asked them, What question ye with them?

Isaiah 65:5

5 that 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.

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