¹⁰ Then it happened that as ^[a]Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and ^[b]sinners came and began dining with Jesus and His disciples. ¹¹ And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “^(A)Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?” ¹² But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not ^(B)those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. ¹³ Now go and learn ^[c](C)what this means: ‘^(D)I desire ^[d]compassion, ^[e]rather than sacrifice,’ for ^(E)I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

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.”

²⁹ And ^(A)Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a large crowd of ^(B)tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them. ^30 (C)The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling to His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and ^[a]sinners?” ³¹ And Jesus answered and said to them, “^(D)It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.