"But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinne…" — Luke 5:30

Luke 5:30 · KJV

“But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?”

— Luke 5:30

Verse 29

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

Verse 31

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

Luke 5 — Context

And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Cross References

Luke 5:17

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was {present} to heal them.

Luke 19:7

And when they saw {it}, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

Luke 7:29-30

And all the people that heard {him}, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

Luke 15:1-2

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

Mark 7:3

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash {their} hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. {oft: or, diligently: in the original, with the fist: Theophylact, up to the elbow}

Matthew 21:28-32

But what think ye? A {certain} man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

Acts 23:9

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes {that were} of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

Luke 5:21

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?