The righteous (δικαιους). Jesus for the sake of argument accepts the claim of the Pharisees to be righteous, though, as a matter o…

Levi the son of Alphaeus.—See Notes on Matthew 9:9-13. St. Mark and St. Luke agree in giving the name Levi; the former alone descr…

For ordinary Christians, associating with those who are like the publicans and sinners of Christ's day might be dangerous, for evil communicati…

The Venerable Bede: After the Lord taught at Capernaum, He went to the sea. He did this so He might not only bring order to the…

No statement of Jesus in this gospel is more profound than this one. A doctor ministers not to healthy persons but to those who are sick. So Jesus …

When Jesus heard it, he says to them
Christ either overheard what they said to his disciples, or he heard it from th…

Matthew was not a good character; otherwise, being a Jew, he would never have been a publican, that is, a tax-gatherer for the Romans. However, Chr…