Isaiah 65:5
65:5 They say, ‘Keep to yourself!
Don’t get near me, for I am holier than you!’
These people are like smoke in my nostrils,
like a fire that keeps burning all day long.
Luke 15:2
15:2 But
the Pharisees
and the experts in the law
were complaining,
“This man welcomes
sinners and eats with them.”
Luke 15:1
The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin
15:1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.
Luke 5:22
5:22 When Jesus perceived
their hostile thoughts,
he said to them,
“Why are you raising objections
within yourselves?