Matthew 20:11
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On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
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And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.