11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(A)

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11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(A)

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17 If he pays no attention to them, tell the church.[a](A) But if he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like an unbeliever[b] and a tax collector to you.(B)

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  1. Matthew 18:17 Or congregation
  2. Matthew 18:17 Or like a Gentile

17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church;(A) and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.(B)

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And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners(A) and eats with them!”

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But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(A)

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All who saw it began to complain,(A) “He’s gone to lodge with a sinful man!”

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All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”(A)

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