Matthew 9:11 Parallel Translations

The Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?

DBY:

And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?

ERV:

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

WEY:

The Pharisees noticed this, and they inquired of His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?"

WBS:

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

WEB:

When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

YLT:

and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, 'Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'

Matthew 9:11 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 11:19 "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

Mark 2:16 When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, "Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?"

Luke 5:30 The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"

Luke 15:2 Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

9:11 When the Pharisees saw [it]. They were not at feast, but were on the watch.
Why eateth your Master? etc. The strict Jews would not eat with Gentiles, and these classes were regarded by them on a level with the heathen (Ac 11:3 Ga 2:12).

WES:

9:11 The Pharisees said to his disciples, Why eateth your Master? - Thus they commonly ask our Lord, Why do thy disciples this? And his disciples, Why doth your Master?

MHC:

9:10-13 Some time after his call, Matthew sought to bring his old associates to hear Christ. He knew by experience what the grace of Christ could do, and would not despair concerning them. Those who are effectually brought to Christ, cannot but desire that others also may be brought to him. Those who suppose their souls to be without disease will not welcome the spiritual Physician. This was the case with the Pharisees; they despised Christ, because they thought themselves whole; but the poor publicans and sinners felt that they wanted instruction and amendment. It is easy, and too common, to put the worst constructions upon the best words and actions. It may justly be suspected that those have not the grace of God themselves, who are not pleased with others' obtaining it. Christ's conversing with sinners is here called mercy; for to promote the conversion of souls is the greatest act of mercy. The gospel call is a call to repentance; a call to us to change our minds, and to change our ways. If the children of men had not been sinners, there had been no need for Christ to come among them. Let us examine whether we have found out our sickness, and have learned to follow the directions of our great Physician.

CONC:

Collectors Disciples Eat Eateth Eating Inquired Master Noticed Notorious Pharisees Publicans Seeing Sinners Tax Tax-farmers Tax-gatherers Teacher Wherefore

Collectors Disciples Eat Eateth Eating Food Inquired Master Noticed Notorious Pharisees Publicans Sinners Tax Tax-Farmers Tax-Gatherers Teacher Wherefore

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