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the tax collectors and sinners?" <a href="/kjv/matthew/9.htm">King James Bible</a> And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? <a href="/nkjv/matthew/9.htm">New King James Version</a> And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?” <a href="/nasb/matthew/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, &#8220Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “Why is your Teacher eating with the tax-gatherers and sinners?” <a href="/lsb/matthew/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?” <a href="/amp/matthew/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?” <a href="/csb/matthew/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners? ” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, &#8220Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners? <a href="/cev/matthew/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Some Pharisees asked Jesus' disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other sinners?" <a href="/erv/matthew/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with the publicans and sinners? <a href="/gwt/matthew/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" <a href="/gnt/matthew/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> Some Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with such people?" <a href="/isv/matthew/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> The Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" <a href="/msb/matthew/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, ?Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?? <a href="/net/matthew/9.htm">NET Bible</a> When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" <a href="/nheb/matthew/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" <a href="/wbt/matthew/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? <a href="/wey/matthew/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The Pharisees noticed this, and they inquired of His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?" <a href="/web/matthew/9.htm">World English Bible</a> When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the Pharisees having seen, said to His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?” <a href="/blb/matthew/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having seen it, the Pharisees said to His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?" <a href="/ylt/matthew/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, 'Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?' <a href="/slt/matthew/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the Pharisees, seeing, said to his disciples, Wherefore does your teacher eat with tax collectors and the sinful?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners? <a href="/cpdv/matthew/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Pharisees, seeing this, said to his disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” <a href="/nabre/matthew/9.htm">New American Bible</a> The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your master eat with publicans and sinners? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when the Pharisees saw, they were saying to his disciples, “Why does your master eat with Tax Collectors and sinners?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples: "Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners? <a href="/godbey/matthew/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And the Pharisees seeing, said to His disciples, Wherefore does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners? <a href="/haweis/matthew/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And the Pharisees observing it, said to his disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and sinners? <a href="/mace/matthew/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> which the Pharisees observing, why, said they to his disciples, is your master so familiar with publicans and such loose people? <a href="/wey/matthew/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The Pharisees noticed this, and they inquired of His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?" <a href="/worrell/matthew/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And the Pharisees, seeing it, said to His disciples, Why is your Teacher eating with the tax-collectors and sinners?" <a href="/worsley/matthew/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners? <a href="/parallel/matthew/9-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=2139" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/9.htm">The Calling of Matthew</a> …10Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples. 11<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">When</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5330.htm" title="5330: Pharisaioi (N-NMP) -- Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.">Pharisees</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idontes (V-APA-NMP) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">saw this,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: elegon (V-IIA-3P) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">they asked</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētais (N-DMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples,</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: Dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">“Why</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">does your</a> <a href="/greek/1320.htm" title="1320: didaskalos (N-NMS) -- A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor.">Teacher</a> <a href="/greek/2068.htm" title="2068: esthiei (V-PIA-3S) -- Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.">eat</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5057.htm" title="5057: telōnōn (N-GMP) -- A publican, collector of taxes. From telos and oneomai; a tax-farmer, i.e. Collector of public revenue.">tax collectors</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/268.htm" title="268: hamartōlōn (Adj-GMP) -- Sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable. From hamartano; sinful, i.e. A sinner.">sinners?”</a> 12On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/2-16.htm">Mark 2:16</a> When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?” <a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Luke 5:30</a> But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” <a href="/luke/15-1.htm">Luke 15:1-2</a> Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus. / So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” <a href="/luke/19-7.htm">Luke 19:7</a> And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!” <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Matthew 11:19</a> The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.” <a href="/mark/2-17.htm">Mark 2:17</a> On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” <a href="/luke/7-34.htm">Luke 7:34</a> The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ <a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a> He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean. <a href="/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3</a> and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.” <a href="/galatians/2-12.htm">Galatians 2:12</a> For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a> I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. <a href="/1_corinthians/9-22.htm">1 Corinthians 9:22</a> To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. <a href="/romans/14-3.htm">Romans 14:3</a> The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him. <a href="/romans/14-10.htm">Romans 14:10</a> Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. <a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Isaiah 65:5</a> They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why eats your Master with publicans and sinners?they said.<a href="/mark/2-16.htm">Mark 2:16</a> And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?<a href="/mark/9-14.htm">Mark 9:14-16</a> And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them… Why.<a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Matthew 11:19</a> The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.<a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Isaiah 65:5</a> Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.<a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Luke 5:30</a> But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">Collectors</a> <a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/matthew/6-31.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-30.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-6.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/matthew/8-30.htm">Food</a> <a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Inquired</a> <a href="/matthew/8-25.htm">Master</a> <a href="/matthew/6-18.htm">Noticed</a> <a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">Notorious</a> <a href="/matthew/5-20.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">Publicans</a> <a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">Tax</a> <a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">Tax-Farmers</a> <a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">Tax-Gatherers</a> <a href="/matthew/8-19.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/matthew/9-4.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Collectors</a> <a href="/matthew/9-14.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/mark/2-16.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/matthew/11-18.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/matthew/9-14.htm">Food</a> <a href="/matthew/15-1.htm">Inquired</a> <a href="/matthew/10-24.htm">Master</a> <a href="/matthew/22-11.htm">Noticed</a> <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Notorious</a> <a href="/matthew/9-14.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Publicans</a> <a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/matthew/10-3.htm">Tax</a> <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Tax-Farmers</a> <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Tax-Gatherers</a> <a href="/matthew/10-24.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/matthew/9-14.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 9</div>1. <a href="/matthew/9-1.htm">Jesus heals a paralytic</a> 9. <a href="/matthew/9-9.htm">calls Matthew from the receipt of custom;</a> 10. <a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">eats with tax collectors and sinners;</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/9-14.htm">defends his disciples for not fasting;</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">cures the sick woman;</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/9-23.htm">raises Jairus' daughter from death;</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/9-27.htm">gives sight to two blind men;</a> 32. <a href="/matthew/9-32.htm">heals a mute man possessed of a demon;</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">and has compassion on the multitude.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When the Pharisees saw this The Pharisees were a religious group known for their strict adherence to the Law of Moses and additional oral traditions. They often positioned themselves as guardians of Jewish purity and were influential in the synagogues. Their observation of Jesus' actions reflects their role as religious watchdogs, scrutinizing behaviors that deviated from their interpretations of the law. This encounter takes place in a setting where Jesus is dining, likely in a home setting, which was a common place for teaching and fellowship in Jewish culture.they asked His disciples The Pharisees approached the disciples rather than Jesus directly, possibly indicating a strategy to undermine Jesus' authority by questioning His followers. This indirect approach might also suggest a level of intimidation or an attempt to sow doubt among the disciples. The disciples, being learners and followers of Jesus, were often questioned about His teachings and actions, reflecting the communal nature of rabbinic teaching where disciples were expected to defend and explain their teacher's actions.“Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Tax collectors were despised in Jewish society for their role in collecting taxes for the Roman occupiers and often for their reputation of extortion. Sinners, in this context, refers to those who were seen as living outside the bounds of the law, including those who did not adhere to the Pharisaic interpretations of purity. Eating with such individuals was seen as a sign of acceptance and fellowship, which was scandalous to the Pharisees who emphasized separation from impurity. This question highlights the tension between Jesus' ministry, which emphasized grace and outreach to the marginalized, and the Pharisaic focus on ritual purity and separation. Jesus' actions here foreshadow His mission to bring salvation to all, including those marginalized by society, fulfilling prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1-2</a>, which speaks of bringing good news to the poor and freedom to the captives.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> Central figure in the New Testament, the Son of God, who is teaching and demonstrating the Kingdom of God through His actions and words. 2. <a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a> A religious group in Judaism known for strict adherence to the Law and traditions. They often questioned Jesus' actions and teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> Followers of Jesus who are learning from His teachings and observing His ministry. 4. <a href="/topical/t/tax_collectors.htm">Tax Collectors</a> Considered sinners and outcasts in Jewish society due to their role in collecting taxes for the Roman occupiers, often seen as traitors and corrupt. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sinners.htm">Sinners</a> A term used to describe those who were seen as living outside the moral and religious laws of the time.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_mission_to_the_marginalized.htm">Jesus' Mission to the Marginalized</a> Jesus intentionally associates with those considered outcasts to demonstrate God's love and grace for all people, not just the religious elite. <a href="/topical/c/challenge_of_legalism.htm">Challenge of Legalism</a> The Pharisees' question reveals a legalistic mindset that values ritual purity over compassion and mercy. Believers are called to prioritize love and grace over rigid adherence to tradition. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_true_righteousness.htm">Understanding True Righteousness</a> True righteousness is not about separation from sinners but engaging with them to bring healing and transformation through Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_discipleship.htm">The Role of Discipleship</a> As disciples, we are to follow Jesus' example in reaching out to those who are marginalized and sharing the message of hope and redemption. <a href="/topical/r/reflection_on_personal_attitudes.htm">Reflection on Personal Attitudes</a> This passage challenges us to examine our own attitudes towards those society deems as "sinners" and to align our hearts with Jesus' inclusive love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 9</a> <a href="/q/was_tyre_rebuilt_after_destruction.htm">What does it mean to be pharisaical?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_eat_with_sinners.htm">What is the meaning of Jesus eating with sinners?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_the_tax_collectors'_role_in_the_bible.htm">What role did tax collectors have in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_personality_like.htm">What were Jesus' characteristics and personality like?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) When the Pharisees saw it.--"Scribes of the Pharisees" (<a href="/mark/2-16.htm" title="And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said to his disciples, How is it that he eats and drinks with publicans and sinners?">Mark 2:16</a>). These were probably those who had been present at the healing of the paralytic. the scribes who had come from Jerusalem. They, of course, would not enter the publican's house, but they stood outside and watched the mingled guests with wonder, and asked their two-fold question, "Why do ye eat and drink . . . (<a href="/luke/5-30.htm" title="But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?">Luke 5:30</a>)?" "Why doth your Master . . .?"<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - And when the Pharisees. Mentioned thus far only in <a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Matthew 3:7</a> and Matthew 5:20. This is, therefore, the first time that Matthew speaks of them as coming into direct contact with Jesus. Although Mark (cf. Luke) says that the objection was raised by those among the Pharisees who were also scribes (οἱ γραμματεῖς τῶν Φαρισαίων), yet the difference of expression from that in ver. 3 must not be overlooked. There the fact that they were scribes, accustomed to weigh the statements of the Law about blasphemy, etc., was prominent in the mind of the narrator; here it is rather the fact that they were Pharisees, men who by their very name professed to hold aloof from those who neglected the Law. Saw it. They could freely come into the court of the house, and when there could both see and hear what was passing in the rooms that opened into it. They said; ἔλεγον: dieebaat (Vulgate); "were saying." Their eager talk is brought vividly before us. Unto his disciples. Probably these were nearer to the Pharisees than Jesus himself was, or perhaps the Pharisees thought it easier to attack Jesus through them. On the naturalness of this remark in the mouth of Pharisees, vide Schurer, II. 2. p. 25. Why eateth your Master (διδάσκαλος); Teacher (Revised Version margin) is preferable, for both Pharisees and disciples realized that even Jesus' actions were intended to instruct his followers. But the reason for this action (why, cf. also ver. 14) they did not understand. It is possible that the order of the Greek points to irony on the part of the Pharisees. The man who presumes to be called Teacher, and whom the disciples accept as such, sets at defiance the primary rules of right and wrong. Professor Marshall (Expositor, IV. 4. p. 222) explains the variants "teacher" (here) and "drink" (parallel passages) by the original Aramaic word for "drink" (רוא) having been written here with the peculiar spelling of the Samaritan Targum (רבא). With (the, Revised Version) publicans and sinners? Who form but one class (τῶν τελωνῶν καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν). (For the thought, cf. <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Matthew 11:19</a>; <a href="/luke/15-2.htm">Luke 15:2</a>; also <a href="/psalms/101-5.htm">Psalm 101:5</a> [LXX.]. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/9-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>When καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Pharisees Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5330.htm">Strong's 5330: </a> Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary. saw this, ἰδόντες (idontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. they asked ἔλεγον (elegon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. disciples, μαθηταῖς (mathētais) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil. “Why Διὰ (Dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. {does} your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Teacher διδάσκαλος (didaskalos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor. eat ἐσθίει (esthiei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2068.htm">Strong's 2068: </a> Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat. with μετὰ (meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. tax collectors τελωνῶν (telōnōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5057.htm">Strong's 5057: </a> A publican, collector of taxes. From telos and oneomai; a tax-farmer, i.e. Collector of public revenue. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. sinners?” ἁμαρτωλῶν (hamartōlōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_268.htm">Strong's 268: </a> Sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable. 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