But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
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Gill's Exposition
But their Scribes and Pharisees,.... Not the Scribes of the publicans and sinners that sat down, but the Scribes of the people in general; the Scribes of the Jewish nation: all the eastern versions…
See the notes at Mat 9:9-13. Luk 5:29 Made him a great feast - This circumstance “Matthew,” or “Levi” as he is here called, has omitted in his own gospel. This fact shows how little inclined the…
Adam Clarke
Why do ye eat and drink, etc. - See what passed at this entertainment considered at large on Mat 9:10-17 (note); Mar 2:15-22 (note).
All this, except the last verse, we had before in Matthew and Mark; it is not the story of any miracle in nature wrought by our Lord Jesus, but it is an account of some of the wonders of his grace,…
Cambridge Bible
their scribes and Pharisees Some MSS. read - the Pharisees and their scribes," i. e. those who were the authorised teachers of the company present. The scribes (Sopherîmfrom Sepher-a book") were a…
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