Mark 2:16

Amplified Bible

¹⁶When the scribes [belonging to the sect] of the ^[a]Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with the sinners [including non-observant Jews] and tax collectors, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat and drink with ^[b]tax collectors and sinners?”

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Footnotes

Mark 2:16 These men were an influential religious body of Jews who rigidly adhered to Mosaic Law and ceremonial tradition. Jesus called them to account for their self-righteousness and hypocrisy.
Mark 2:16 All native Jews contracted by Rome to collect local taxes were despised, along with those who were non-observant Jews.

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