¹⁰ While he was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came to eat with Jesus and his disciples.^{(A) 11} When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” ^(B)

² And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners^(A) and eats with them.”

⁷ All who saw it began to complain,^(A) “He’s gone to stay with a sinful man.”