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When 1the scribes of the Phariseessaw that He was eating with the sinners and taxcollectors, they said to His disciples, "2Why is He eating and drinking with taxcollectors and sinners?"
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And hearing this, Jesussaid to them, "3It 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."