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Matthew 9:9-11
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Matthew 9:9-11
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
9 As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s office; and He said to him, [a]Be My disciple [side with My party and follow Me]. And he rose and followed Him.
10 And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and [b][especially wicked] sinners came and sat (reclined) with Him and His disciples.
11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and those [preeminently] sinful?
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- Matthew 9:9 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 9:10 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
Matthew 9:9-11
New International Version
Matthew 9:9-11
New International Version
The Calling of Matthew(A)
9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,”(B) he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(C)
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