Luke 15:30 echoes the grumbling of the Pharisees here — the older son similarly complains about mercy shown to a sinner.

Luke 5:30 records the same complaint from the Pharisees — why does Jesus eat with tax collectors and sinners?

Luke 7:34 quotes the accusation that Jesus is a friend of tax collectors and sinners — the same charge here.

Luke 7:39 shows a Pharisee objecting to Jesus associating with a sinful woman — similar grumbling about sinners.

Luke 19:7 records similar grumbling when Jesus goes to Zacchaeus's house — another instance of the same complaint.

In Luke 18:9, Jesus targets the same self-righteous attitude—those who trust in themselves and despise others—directly addressing the murmuring Pharisees here.

Matthew 9:11 records the same question from the Pharisees — why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?

Galatians 2:12 shows Peter withdrawing from table fellowship with Gentiles under pressure—mirroring the Pharisees' criticism of Jesus eating with sinners.

Acts 11:3 shows a similar criticism — Peter is accused of eating with Gentiles, echoing the charge against Jesus here.

Isaiah 65:5 condemns those who say 'do not come near me, I am too holy'—directly rebuking the separatist attitude behind the Pharisees' grumbling.

Matthew 11:19 records the same accusation that Jesus is a 'friend of tax collectors and sinners,' reinforcing the criticism in Luke 15:2.

Matthew 21:31 declares tax collectors and prostitutes enter the kingdom before the religious leaders—vindicating Jesus' welcome of sinners.

Mark 2:16 recounts the identical complaint about Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners—a parallel account of the same incident.

In John 9:24, the Pharisees explicitly call Jesus a sinner, reflecting the same accusation implied here by calling Him a receiver of sinners.

Matthew 9:9 describes Jesus calling Matthew the tax collector—a concrete example of him receiving sinners, which provoked the Pharisees' complaint.

In Romans 15:7, Paul uses Christ's reception of sinners as the model for believers to receive one another, echoing the same 'receiving' here.

In John 6:41, the Jews murmur against Jesus for a different reason, but both scenes show religious leaders opposing Him with murmuring.

In Hebrews 12:3, Jesus endured contradiction from sinners; the murmuring here is one instance of that opposition.