Matthew 9:11. And when the Pharisees saw it. Our Lord had just returned from Gadara, and they would be on the watch for Him; or hearing that He was at the publican's feast, they pressed in. They were not at the feast; the conversation took place after dinner.

They said unto his disciples, not to Him. Bold enough to act as spies, but not to censure Him to His face.

Why eateth your Master, etc. The strict Jews would not eat with the Gentiles (comp. Acts 11:3; Galatians 2:12), and these classes were regarded as heathen.

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Old Testament