16 And (A)the scribes of[a] the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, (B)“Why does he eat[b] with tax collectors and sinners?”

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  1. Mark 2:16 Some manuscripts and
  2. Mark 2:16 Some manuscripts add and drink

16 When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees(A) saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(B)

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10 For (A)the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

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10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”(A)

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11 The Pharisee, (A)standing by himself, prayed[a] (B)thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

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  1. Luke 18:11 Or standing, prayed to himself

11 The Pharisee stood by himself(A) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

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15 The (A)spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.

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15 The person with the Spirit(A) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,

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Then a great clamor arose, and some of (A)the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, (B)“We find nothing wrong in this man. What (C)if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?”

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There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees(A) stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,”(B) they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”(C)

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And when they saw it, they all (A)grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”

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All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”(A)

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who say, “Keep to yourself,
    do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
(A)These are a smoke in my nostrils,
    a fire that burns all the day.

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who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
    for I am too sacred(A) for you!’
Such people are smoke(B) in my nostrils,
    a fire that keeps burning all day.

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Do Not Grow Weary

(A)Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or (B)fainthearted.

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Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary(A) and lose heart.

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And the Pharisees and the scribes (A)grumbled, saying, (B)“This man receives sinners and (C)eats with them.”

So he told them this parable: (D)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, (E)if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine (F)in the open country, and (G)go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, (H)he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for (I)I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who (J)repents than over ninety-nine (K)righteous persons who need no repentance.

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But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(A)

Then Jesus told them this parable:(B) “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?(C) And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’(D) I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.(E)

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“Why does this man speak like that? (A)He is blaspheming! (B)Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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“Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”(A)

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17 If he refuses to listen to them, (A)tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, (B)let him be to you as (C)a Gentile and (D)a tax collector.

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17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church;(A) and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.(B)

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11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, (A)“Why does your teacher eat with (B)tax collectors and sinners?”

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11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(A)

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