16 And when the scribes [a]and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”

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  1. Mark 2:16 NU of the

16 When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees(A) saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(B)

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10 (A)for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

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10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”(A)

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11 The Pharisee (A)stood and prayed thus with himself, (B)‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.

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11 The Pharisee stood by himself(A) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

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15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.

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15 The person with the Spirit(A) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,

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Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees’ party arose and protested, saying, (A)“We find no evil in this man; [a]but (B)if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, (C)let us not fight against God.”

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  1. Acts 23:9 NU what if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him? omitting the last clause

There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees(A) stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,”(B) they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”(C)

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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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  1. Luke 19:7 grumbled

All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”(A)

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(A)Who say, ‘Keep to yourself,
Do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These [a]are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.

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  1. Isaiah 65:5 Cause My wrath to smoke

who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
    for I am too sacred(A) for you!’
Such people are smoke(B) in my nostrils,
    a fire that keeps burning all day.

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The Discipline of God(A)

(B)For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, (C)lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.

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Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary(A) and lose heart.

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And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man [a]receives sinners (A)and eats with them.” So He spoke this parable to them, saying:

(B)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, (C)‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep (D)which was lost!’ I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents (E)than over ninety-nine [b]just persons who (F)need no repentance.

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  1. Luke 15:2 welcomes
  2. Luke 15:7 upright

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(A)

Then Jesus told them this parable:(B) “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?(C) And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’(D) I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.(E)

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“Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? (A)Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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“Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”(A)

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17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a (A)heathen and a tax collector.

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17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church;(A) and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.(B)

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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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11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(A)

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