Aim to love, not be liked. "While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and 'sinners… 'But wisdom is provedright by her deeds." “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. A Friend of Sinners. The reason Jesus was accused (correctly) of being a “friend of tax-collectors and sinners” is because He associated with them. Just take a look at what Jesus is doing while “hanging.”. “ Contemporary English Version But because the Son of Man goes around eating and drinking, you say, "Jesus eats and drinks too much! NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Luke, Comfort Print, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story, NIV, Biblical Theology Study Bible, Comfort Print: Follow God’s Redemptive Plan as It Unfolds throughout Scripture. Many will say such statements like, “Yes, Jesus hung out with fisherman, prostitutes, and tax collectors. 17 Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. Jesus came to the sick, not to those who need no physician, at least in their own eyes anyway (Matt 9:12). 22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. (E) Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?”. 10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. Jesus clearly recognized that one of the insults hurled against him was that he was “a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!” ( Luke 7:34 ). As Jesus reached out His hand to sinners, an accusing finger pointed straight at His cold-hearted, self-assured opponents.”1 JESUS WAS A FRIEND OF TAX COLLECTORS AND SINNERS EDITED BY GLENN PEASE Matthew 11:19 19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectorsand sinners. Matthew was sad like the other apostles when they could not cast an evil spirit out and Jesus said they lacked faith. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” In the Gospel text for this morning the tax collectors were paired with sinners—i.e. Jesus, Friend of Sinners. But many of Jesus’s followers were “tax collectors and sinners.” To be a “friend of sinners” is an insult on a par with saying John has a demon. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”(D), 33 They said to him, “John’s disciples(F) often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”, 34 Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom(G) fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(C), 18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Luke also adds a parable in which Jesus judges a tax collector as more “righteous” than a Pharisee (18:11-14). 10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. I was a sinner long before He was my Savior. To understand the tax collectors of Jesus’ day and how they were viewed by their fellow Jews, we must first gain some insight into tax system in Israel. Keven DeYoung called “Jesus, Friend of Sinners: But How? 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. He had come to seek and save the lost. Point out that many people were angry that Jesus had time for sinners. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. Jesus was called a friend of sinners by the Pharisees (Matthew 9:11; 11:16–19). “The Son of Man came eating and drinking and you were saying, 'Behold, a man a glutton and a drinker of wine and a friend of Tax Collectors and of sinners.' Clearly, this was not possible through the law. non-observant Jews, and with immoral people. If the accusation wasn’t at least partly true, the accusation never … Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. Jesus made himself a friend of men, even of the tax collectors and the worst of sinners. All rights reserved worldwide. The Pharisees had just criticized Jesus for eating with tax collectors and sinners, but they didn’t go to Jesus to tell Him to His face, rather they went behind His back and told His disciples about it (Matt 9:11). Jesus’ association with tax collectors and sinners and the way he placed himself above Sabbath regulations. Jesus told them that the sick need a doctor and not the well just like sinners … Jonathan Merritt called “Setting the Record Straight on Jesus, ‘the friend of sinners’. 20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them,(F) and on that day they will fast. (G) The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. Matthew became one of the twelve apostles. Jewish tax collectors were especially despised since they were viewed as traitors to their own people by collecting taxes on behalf of the Roman overlords. For a Pharisee, eating with a sinner or tax … We must nail this down. They were what the Old Testament calls the wicked, unworthy to be part of the people of God. Matthew had been a tax collector, and these “sinners” were his friends and acquaintances who were now spending time with Jesus. Matthew wanted to introduce people in his social circle to Jesus. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. One of these so called “sinners” Jesus befriended was a man named Levi: And after that He went out, and noticed a tax-gatherer named Levi [more commonly known as Matthew], sitting in the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me.”. Your email address will not be published. At the same time, I am eternally grateful that Jesus is the perfect, faithful, unconditional Friend to me and to all other tax collectors and sinners (all people), regardless of our status in life, the level of sin we have committed, or whether or not we … 39 And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’”. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”, 15 While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 1) Jesus was accused of being friends with sinners and tax collectors. A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews]!’ Yet wisdom is justified and vindicated by her deeds [in the lives of those who respond to Me].” Christian Standard Bible The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! As Christians we love to sing of this Pharisaical put-down because it means that Jesus is friend to sinners like us. The reason the Pharisees were able to pin the accusation of being a glutton, drunkard, and friend of sinners upon Jesus is because Jesus ate a lot, drank a lot, and hung out with “sinners” a lot. “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? Dear Father, I am very sorry that the people spoken about in today’s Scripture passage were mocking Jesus by calling Him a Friend of Tax Collectors and Sinners. The Pharisees saw them as ‘sinners’ but that’s why Jesus came; to save them!” But when those same “sinners” arrive at the front door of our lives, of our daily routines and outings, we too, like the Pharisees, reject them. But Jesus came not to condemn anyone, but to save every sinner … So, their title for Jesus, “Friend of Tax-Gatherers and Sinners” (Luke 7:34), was not meant to be kind. Jesus, Friend of Sinners Grace and Glory Garden Worship January 11, 2018 When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?” He is even a friend of tax collectors and sinners." “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom. The association of tax collectors with sinners … “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. Jesus and Sinners. This was not a compliment. Jesus was a friend of tax collectors and sinners 1. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. The scribes and the Pharisees, who despised tax collectors, complained, but Jesus’ actions in spending time with sinners were in perfect accordance with His mission to seek and to save the lost (Luke 19:10). 21 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. 35 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them;(H) in those days they will fast.”, 36 He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. These individuals were profiting by disobeying the command of God and betraying their own people. Of course, had you lived in the days of His earthly ministry you also would have condemned Him as a heretic for His association with sinners. 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Levi (Matthew) invited Jesus into his home to eat and fellowship with him. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. They cannot, so long as they have him with them. New International Version (NIV). 30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect(B) complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”(C), 31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? Explain how Jesus always gives us a second chance. Tax collectors were also likened to the Gentiles. Perhaps this saying intentionally contrasts John’s call to repentance as mourning at a funeral to Jesus’s call to participate in his ongoing messianic banquet, dancing at a wedding. Matthew was a tax collector whom Jesus called to be a follower. The Tax Collectors and Jesus. They meant it as an assault on His reputation. The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, “Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners”’” (Luke 7:31–34; cf. Levi’s friends, who happened to also be tax collectors and sinners, followed them and ate with them. It's not hard to see why the Pharisees and others were upset that Jesus had table fellowship with people who were morally questionable. (H), 16 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. If Jesus did not associate with sinners, I would have missed the kingdom. Q-When Jesus said, “I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance,” what did He mean? 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(A), 12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 16 When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees(A) saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(B), 17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. Matthew immediately left His work and hosted a banquet at his home for Jesus and invited many of his tax collector friends. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. The Pharisees were separatists, and did not lower themselves to have anything to do with a tax collector, who was to them no better than a Gentile. Explain that many tax collectors did this, and people hated them because of it. The aim of our charge is love, not popularity (1 … No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.”, 29 Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors(A) and others were eating with them. In this passage Jesus is pointing out the level of spiritual immaturity among those who considered themselves the “righteous” and the most “spiritual.” As Christians we love to sing of this Pharisaical put-down because it means that Jesus is a friend to sinners like us. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”. In Matthew, Jesus alludes to criticisms that he is “a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners” (11:19, NRSV). Precisely because he is a “physician,” Jesus attends to the sick: sinners who are despised and avoided. “A friend of tax collectors" (Matthew 11:19). The Pharisees, from their own sense of self-righteousness and superiority, kept their distance from "tax collectors and sinners" (a despised group), whereas Jesus conversed with and even dined with them (Luke 19:5–7). That was actually a job title for those who served the Roman government as public contractors by supplying goods and services to … The attitude of Jesus toward the tax collectors was in stark contrast to that of the Rabbis. Luke 5:29-30 And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them. After all He came into the world to save sinners. “The Son; of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ In Matthew 11, two chapters after our Gospel for this morning, Jesus is accused of being a drunkard and a “friend of tax collectors and sinners.” Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. Jesus and the Tax Collectors. The older translations use the word publican instead of tax collector. Bible Gateway Plus makes studying Scripture easier than ever. Jesus clearly recognized that one of the insults hurled against him was that he was “a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!” (Luke 7:34). Gospel • LUKE 5:27-32 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](B) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(C), 14 Then John’s(E) disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often,(F) but your disciples do not fast?”, 15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? Sinners included those who lived immoral lifestyles as well as the Jewish tax collectors. 11:19Meant as a derision, this description of Jesus is one of our greatest comforts; He is a friend of sinners. Since Jesus attended the banquet prepared by Levi to which other tax collectors are also invited, the Pharisees and the scribes believe that Jesus is compromising his position as a teacher (let alone as the Messiah). The religious who thought they didn’t need God’s righteousness were in greater need of it than the sinners and tax collectors who they despised. He ate with them (Mark 2:16), He offered salvation to them (Luke 19:9), and He even chose a tax collector (Matthew) as one of His twelve disciples (Matt 9:9). Despite these differences, Jesus was much closer theologically to the Pharisees than to the Sadducees, sharing similar beliefs in the authority of Scripture, the future resurrection, and Matthew 11:16–19). He set a new precedent among the Jews by accepting and associating with the tax collectors. Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples. “Like arrows, the words were designed to hurt, but they unintentionally advertised the wide embrace of God. 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