Mark 2:15-16

15 And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him.

16 When ¹the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, "²Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?"

Cross References

• 1. Luke 5:30; Acts 23:9
• 2. Matthew 9:11

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "happens"
• [b]. I.e. irreligious Jews
• [c]. Lit "were reclining with"
• [d]. I.e. irreligious Jews