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Andκαὶseeing this,ἰδόντεςthe Phariseesοἱ Φαρισαῖοιwere sayingἔλεγονto his disciples,τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ“WhyΔιὰ τίdoes yourὑμῶνteacherὁ διδάσκαλοςeatἐσθίειwithμετὰthe tax collectorsτῶν τελωνῶνandκαὶsinners?”ἁμαρτωλῶν
Matthew 9:11
Study it in the app“And seeing this, the Pharisees were saying to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?””
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 9:11, word by word
- seeing thisἰδόντεςidontes
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idontes” appears- the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaioi” appears- were sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- to his disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētais
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētais” appears- teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos
teacher
Teacher, one who teaches.
Where else “didaskalos” appears- eatἐσθίειesthiei
eat
Eat.
Where else “esthiei” appears- the tax collectorsτελωνῶνtelōnōn
tax collector
Tax collector, who collected taxes for Rome; despised by the people.
Where else “telōnōn” appears- sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōn
sinner
Sinner; in the Pharisees' mouth, someone who did not keep the law.
Where else “hamartōlōn” appears
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The call of Levi (Matthew)
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Matthew 9:9-13
9And passing on from there, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he says to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. 10And it happened, as he was reclining at table in the house, that look, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11And seeing this, the Pharisees were saying to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?” 12But he, hearing it, said, “The healthy have no need of a doctor, but those who are ill. 13So go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
13And he went out again beside the sea; and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. 14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he says to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. 15And it happens that he is reclining at table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and they were following him. 16And the scribes of the Pharisees, seeing that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, were saying to his disciples, “Why does he eat with the tax collectors and sinners?” 17And hearing it, Jesus says to them, “Those who are well have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
27And after this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” 28And leaving behind everything, he got up and began following him. 29And Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house; and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining at table with them. 30And the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?” 31And Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick. 32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to a change of mind.”
The context
10And it happened, as he was reclining at table in the house, that look, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.
11 · This verse (above)
12But he, hearing it, said, “The healthy have no need of a doctor, but those who are ill.
To study Matthew 9 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus say to the paralyzed man before healing him, and how did some scribes react (vv. 2–3)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by “I did not come to call the righteous but sinners” as he sat with them (vv. 10–13)?
3. How I live it
Jesus saw the crowds with compassion (v. 36). Whom around you could you look at with more compassion today?