And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
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Gill's Exposition
And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured,.... When they saw the easy access these wicked men had to Christ; and that he stopped and stayed with them, and very freely imparted instructions to them:…
Barnes' Notes
Murmured - They affected to suppose that if Jesus treated sinners kindly he must be fond of their society, and be a man of similar character. “They” considered it disgraceful to be with them or to eat…
Adam Clarke
Receiveth sinners - Προσδεχεται. He receives them cordially, affectionately - takes them to his bosom; for so the word implies. What mercy! Jesus receives sinners in the most loving, affectionate…
Here is, I. The diligent attendance of the publicans and sinners upon Christ's ministry. Great multitudes of Jews went with him (Luk 14:25), with such an assurance of admission into the kingdom of God…
Cambridge Bible
the Pharisees and scribes See Excursus VI.
murmured Rather, were loudly murmuring (Luk 19:7; Jos 9:18). "With arid heart they blame the very Fount of Mercy," Gregory the Great. In all ages it had been…
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