15 And it *happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and [a]sinners were [b]dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him. 16 When (A)the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the [c]sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “(B)Why is He eating with tax collectors and [d]sinners?” 17 And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, (C)It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

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  1. Mark 2:15 I.e., irreligious Jews
  2. Mark 2:15 Lit reclining with
  3. Mark 2:16 I.e., irreligious Jews
  4. Mark 2:16 I.e., irreligious Jews

15 Later, he was having dinner at Levi’s[a] house. Many tax collectors and sinners were also eating with Jesus and his disciples, because there were many who were following him. 16 When the scribes and the Pharisees saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat and drink[b] with tax collectors and sinners?”

17 When Jesus heard that, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a physician, but sick ones do. I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners.”

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  1. Mark 2:15 Lit. his
  2. Mark 2:16 Other mss. lack and drink