Matthew 9:10-11

10And as Jesus
Greek he
reclined at table in the house, behold, many btax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.
11And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, cWhy does your teacher eat with dtax collectors and sinners?”

Matthew 11:19

19The Son of Man came eeating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, fa friend of gtax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”
Some manuscripts children (compare Luke 7:35)


Matthew 18:17

17If he refuses to listen to them, itell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, jlet him be to you as ka Gentile and la tax collector.

Matthew 21:31-32

31Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, Truly, I say to you, mthe tax collectors and nthe prostitutes go into othe kingdom of God before you. 32For John came to you pin the way of righteousness, and qyou did not believe him, but rthe tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward schange your minds and believe him.

Luke 15:1

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

1Now tthe tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.

Luke 18:13

13But the tax collector, ustanding far off, vwould not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but wbeat his breast, saying, ‘God, xbe merciful to me, a sinner!’

Luke 19:2

2And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.

Luke 19:7

7And when they saw it, they all ygrumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”
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