Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 5:29-30

"And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them. And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners?" — Luke 5:29-30 (ASV)

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 their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

It seems that there can never be a great wonder performed by Christ without somebody or other objecting to it. I suppose that the sun never rose without annoying thieves, who would like a longer time to perpetrate their deeds of darkness; and no miracle of mercy is ever performed without somebody finding fault with it for some reason or other.

Do not be dismayed, therefore, now that in these modern days there have arisen many cunning objectors to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Let them object to it, as the dog barks at the moon; but still the moon shines on in her silver brightness. So, when all objectors will have howled themselves to silence, the eternal gospel will shine on with never-failing splendor.

These scribes and Pharisees murmured against Christ's disciples, and said to them, Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners? Their Master did not leave them there to defend themselves, but he took the case into his own hands.