Matthew 9:10
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
Cross-reference
Matthew 11:19 reports the accusation that Jesus is a 'friend of tax collectors and sinners', directly echoing this scene.
In Matthew 5:46, tax collectors are used as an example of loving only those who love you — contrasting with Jesus' love for outcasts here.
Mark 2:15 is the parallel account of the same feast with tax collectors and sinners at Jesus' table.
Mark 2:16 records the Pharisees' question about eating with sinners, the same reaction as in Matthew.
Luke 5:29-32 records the same banquet, with Jesus declaring He came to call sinners to repentance.
1 Timothy 1:13-16 shows Paul's testimony that Christ came to save sinners, aligning with Jesus' mission in eating with them.
Luke 15:1 shows tax collectors and sinners gathering to hear Jesus — a similar pattern of Jesus welcoming outcasts.