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Berean Standard Bible

“When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?””

Matthew 9:11

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After calling Matthew the tax collector to follow him, Jesus shares a meal at his house with many tax collectors and sinners. Tax collectors were seen as traitors and cheats, so this scene was shocking to religious observers.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y viendo esto los Fariseos, dijeron á sus discípulos: ¿Por qué come vuestro Maestro con los publicanos y pecadores?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Al ver eso, los fariseos se indignaron. ―¿Por qué su Maestro anda con gente de esa calaña? —preguntaron a los discípulos.

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