Matthew 9:10-11

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10} While He was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came as guests to eat^(a) with Jesus and His disciples.^(A) ^{Tools
11} When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”^(B)

Footnotes:

a. Matthew 9:10: Lit came, they were reclining (at the table); at important meals the custom was to recline on a mat at a low table and lean on the left elbow.

Cross references:

A. Matthew 9:10: Matthew 10:42; Matthew 28:19; Luke 14:26; John 8:31; John 13:35; John 15:8; Acts 6:1

B. Matthew 9:11: Matthew 11:19; Luke 5:30; Luke 15:2