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 (A)Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. 16 And when the scribes [a]and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”

17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, (B)“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, [b]to repentance.”

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  1. Mark 2:16 NU of the
  2. Mark 2:17 NU omits to repentance