29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company (A)of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and (B)their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, (C)“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 (D)I have not come to call the righteous (E)but sinners (F)to repentance.”

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29 Later, Levi held a banquet in his home with Jesus as the guest of honor. Many of Levi’s fellow tax collectors and other guests also ate with them. 30 But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with such scum?[a]

31 Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. 32 I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.”

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Footnotes

  1. 5:30 Greek with tax collectors and sinners?