Some Pharisees and some teachers of the Law who belonged to their group complained to Jesus' disciples. "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and other outcasts?" they asked.

the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law started grumbling, "This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them!"

The older brother was so angry that he would not go into the house; so his father came out and begged him to come in.

But this son of yours wasted all your property on prostitutes, and when he comes back home, you kill the prize calf for him!'

All the people who saw it started grumbling, "This man has gone as a guest to the home of a sinner!"

When Peter went to Jerusalem, those who were in favor of circumcising Gentiles criticized him, saying,

"You were a guest in the home of uncircumcised Gentiles, and you even ate with them!"

When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy; they disputed what Paul was saying and insulted him.

'Go,' the Lord said to me, 'for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.' "

The people listened to Paul until he said this; but then they started shouting at the top of their voices, "Away with him! Kill him! He's not fit to live!"

They even tried to stop us from preaching to the Gentiles the message that would bring them salvation. In this way they have brought to completion all the sins they have always committed. And now God's anger has at last come down on them!

These people are always grumbling and blaming others; they follow their own evil desires; they brag about themselves and flatter others in order to get their own way.