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Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.
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The Attraction of Mercy
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon emphasize that the outcasts were actively drawn to Jesus. They sensed he was their 'best Friend' and 'Benefactor.' Unlike the religious leaders, Jesus offered acceptance and hope. As one scholar powerfully puts it, 'His mercy attracted their misery,' creating an inner circle of people who knew they needed a Savior.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Publicans and sinners. See Barnes "Matthew 9:10".
All the publicans and sinners (παντες ο τελωνα κα ο αμαρτωλο). The two articles separate the two classes (all the publicans and th…
19th Century
Anglican
Then drew near to him . . .—Better, and all the publicans and the sinners were drawing near to hear Him. There is not qui…
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Baptist
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
However sunken they might be, they knew their best Friend; th…
“Tax collectors” were among those ostracized because their work was considered dishonest or immoral (see comment on Mk 2:14). NIV appropriately put…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then drew near to him To "Jesus", as the Persic and Ethiopic versions express it: this was on the sabbath day, and e…
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