10 And it came to pass, He was sitting at the table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners, having come were sitting along with Jesus and His disciples.
Matthew 9:10 Cross References - Godbey
Matthew 5:46-47
Mark 2:15-17
15 And it came to pass, while He was sitting at the table in his house, and many publicans and sinners were sitting along with Jesus and his disciples: for they were many, and they followed Him.
16 And the scribes and Pharisees, seeing Him eating with the publicans and sinners, were saying to His disciples, Why does He eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
17 Jesus hearing, says to them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Luke 5:29-32
29 And Levi made a great feast for Him in his own house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and others who were sitting along with Him.
30 And their scribes and the Pharisees were murmuring to His disciples, saying, Wherefore do you eat and drink with publicans and, sinners?
31 And Jesus responding said to them, They that are whole have not need of a physician, but they that are sick;
32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
John 9:31
31 We know that God hears not sinners: but if any one may be a worshiper of God, and do His will, He hears him.
1 Timothy 1:13-16
13 being antecedently a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an insulter: but I obtained mercy, because I did it in unbelief being ignorant;
14 but the grace of our Lord with faith and the divine love which is in Christ Jesus superabounded.
15 It is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
16 but on this account I obtained mercy, in order that Jesus Christ might in me the chief show forth all longsuffering, for an example of those about to believe on him unto eternal life.