Matthew 9:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.

New Living Translation
Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.

English Standard Version
And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.

Berean Study Bible
Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.

New American Standard Bible
Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and began dining with Jesus and His disciples.

NASB 1995
Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples.

NASB 1977
And it happened that as He was reclining at the table in the house, behold many tax-gatherers and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples.

Amplified Bible
Then as Jesus was reclining at the table in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews] came and ate with Him and His disciples.

Christian Standard Bible
While he was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came to eat with Jesus and his disciples.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
While He was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came as guests to eat with Jesus and His disciples.

Contemporary English Version
Later, Jesus and his disciples were having dinner at Matthew's house. Many tax collectors and other sinners were also there.

Good News Translation
While Jesus was having a meal in Matthew's house, many tax collectors and other outcasts came and joined Jesus and his disciples at the table.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Later Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house. Many tax collectors and sinners came to eat with Jesus and his disciples.

International Standard Version
While he was having dinner at Matthew's home, many tax collectors and sinners arrived and began eating with Jesus and his disciples.

NET Bible
As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

New King James Version
Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.

King James 2000 Bible
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat to eat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

New Heart English Bible
And it happened as he sat in the house, look, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.

World English Bible
It happened as he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

American King James Version
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

A Faithful Version
Then it came to pass, when Jesus sat down to eat in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.

Darby Bible Translation
And it came to pass, as he lay at table in the house, that behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay at table with Jesus and his disciples.

English Revised Version
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in his house, beholde, many Publicanes and sinners, that came thither, sate downe at the table with Iesus and his disciples.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in his house, beholde, many publicans also and sinners came, and sate downe with Iesus and his disciples.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And he arose, and folowed him. And it came to passe as he sat at meate in the house: beholde, many publicans and synners came and sat downe also with Iesus and hys disciples.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he arose and folowed him. And it came to passe as he sat at meate in the housse: beholde many publicans and synners came and sate downe also with Iesus and hys disciples.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And it came to pass, He reclining in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, were dining with Jesus and His disciples,

Berean Literal Bible
And it came to pass, of Him reclining in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, were reclining with Jesus and His disciples.

Young's Literal Translation
And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples,

Smith's Literal Translation
And it was he sitting at table in the house, and behold, many tax collectors and sinful, having come, sat at table with Jesus and his disciples.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And having seen it, the Pharisees said to His disciples, Why does your Teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And it happened that, as he was sitting down to eat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners arrived, and they sat down to eat with Jesus and his disciples.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when they reclined in the house, tax gatherers and many sinners came, and they reclined to eat with Yeshua and with his disciples.

Lamsa Bible
And while they were guests in the house, a great many publicans and sinners came, and they sat as guests with Jesus and with his disciples.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And it came to pass that, while Jesus was reclining at table in his house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined at table with him and his disciples.

Godbey New Testament
And it came to pass, He was sitting at the table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners, having come were sitting along with Jesus and His disciples.

Haweis New Testament
And it came to pass, as he sat in his house, many tax-gatherers and sinners came, and sat down at table with Jesus and his disciples.

Mace New Testament
and while Jesus was at table in Matthew's house, several publicans and loose people happen'd to come in, who sat down with him and his disciples.

Weymouth New Testament
And while He was reclining at table, a large number of tax-gathers and notorious sinners were of the party with Jesus and His disciples.

Worrell New Testament
And it came to pass, as He was reclining at table in the house, behold, many tax-collectors and sinners, having come, were reclining with Jesus and His disciples.

Worsley New Testament
And as He was sitting at table in the house of Matthew, behold, several publicans and notorious sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
















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