And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

And when they saw {it}, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

And all the people that heard {him}, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

O LORD, how great are thy works! {and} thy thoughts are very deep.

Wisdom {is} before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool {are} in the ends of the earth.

Let every one of us please {his} neighbour for {his} good to edification.

There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, {be} unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

And when the Pharisees saw {it}, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

But wisdom is justified of all her children.

But I {am} a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

And he took {and sent} messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. {were...: Heb. drank largely}

{Let} this {be} the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

Who {is} wise, and he shall understand these {things}? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD {are} right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this {child} is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the {world} to come.

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell {it} unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.