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And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and manytaxcollectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him.
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When the scribes of the Phariseessaw that He was eating with the sinners and taxcollectors, they said to His disciples, "Why is He eating and drinking with taxcollectors and sinners?"
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And hearing this, Jesussaid to them, "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."