Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Publicans and sinners (telwnai kai amartwloi). Often coupled together in common scorn and in contrast with the righteous (dikaioi in Matthew 9:13). It was a strange medley at Levi's feast (Jesus and the four fisher disciples, Nathanael and Philip; Matthew Levi and his former companions, publicans and sinners; Pharisees with their scribes or students as on-lookers; disciples of John the Baptist who were fasting at the very time that Jesus was feasting and with such a group). The Pharisees criticize sharply "your teacher" for such a social breach of "reclining" together with publicans at Levi's feast.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 9:10:
Luke 3:12
Luke 5:29
Luke 7:36
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