¹⁰ As Jesus sat down to eat in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners joined Jesus and his disciples at the table.

¹¹ But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Occasions for celebration

15 All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him.

² The Pharisees and legal experts were grumbling, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”