Matthew 9:11
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11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(A)
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Matthew 11:19
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19 the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”[a](A)
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Luke 5:30
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30 The Pharisees and their scribes were complaining to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”(A)
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Luke 15:1-2
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep
15 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him.(A) 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(B)
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Mark 2:16
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16 When the scribes of[a] the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, “Why does he eat[b] with tax collectors and sinners?”(A)
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1 Corinthians 5:9-11
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Sexual Immorality Must Be Judged
9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral persons, 10 not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since you would then need to go out of the world.(A) 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother or sister who is sexually immoral or greedy or an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler. Do not even eat with such a one.
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Hebrews 5:2
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2 He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness,(A)
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Galatians 2:15
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Jews and Gentiles Are Saved by Faith
15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not gentile sinners,
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Luke 19:7
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7 All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.”(A)
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Isaiah 65:5
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5 who say, “Keep to yourself;
do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
These are a smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that burns all day long.(A)
2 John 10
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10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive and welcome this person into your house,(A)
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Mark 9:14-16
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The Healing of a Boy with a Spirit
14 When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them and some scribes arguing with them. 15 When the whole crowd saw him, they were immediately overcome with awe, and they ran forward to greet him. 16 He asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”
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