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16 And the scribes [belonging to the party] of the Pharisees, when they saw that He was eating with [those [a]definitely known to be especially wicked] sinners and tax collectors, said to His disciples, Why does He eat and drink with tax collectors and [notorious] sinners?

17 And when Jesus heard it, He said to them, Those who are strong and well have no need of a physician, but those who are weak and sick; I came not to call the righteous ones to repentance, but sinners (the [b]erring ones and [c]all those not free from sin).

18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were observing a fast; and [some people] came and asked Jesus, Why are John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fasting, but Your disciples are not doing so?

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 2:16 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Mark 2:17 Robert Young, Analytical Concordance to the Bible.
  3. Mark 2:17 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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