Luke 19:7
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7 But when they saw it, they all [a]complained, saying, (A)“He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.”
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- Luke 19:7 grumbled
Luke 15:2
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2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man [a]receives sinners (A)and eats with them.”
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- Luke 15:2 welcomes
Luke 7:39
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39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, (A)“This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”
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Luke 7:34
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34 The Son of Man has come (A)eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a [a]winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
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- Luke 7:34 An excessive drinker
Luke 5:30
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30 [a]And their scribes and the Pharisees [b]complained against His disciples, saying, (A)“Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
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Matthew 9:11
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11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with (A)tax collectors and (B)sinners?”
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Luke 18:9-14
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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 Also He spoke this parable to some (A)who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee (B)stood and prayed thus with himself, (C)‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; (D)for everyone who exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Matthew 21:28-31
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The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my (A)vineyard.’ 29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. 30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?”
They said to Him, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, (B)“Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.
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