And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
Joyful because he had received Christ into his house, Matthew invited the publicans. Christ ate with them so that He might benefit them also, even though He was criticized for doing it. For the Pharisees wanted to separate His disciples from Him, and so they slandered Him for eating with publicans.
