Mark 2:16

New Century Version

When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with the tax collectors and “sinners,” they asked his followers, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Cross References

Isaiah 65:5

But they tell others, ‘Stay away, and don’t come near me. I am too holy for you.’ These people are like smoke in my nose. Like a fire that burns all the time, they continue to make me angry.

Matthew 18:17

If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, then treat him like a person who does not believe in God or like a tax collector.

Matthew 5:46

If you love only the people who love you, you will get no reward. Even the tax collectors do that.

Matthew 9:11

When the Pharisees saw this, they asked Jesus’ followers, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Mark 2:15

Later, as Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” were eating there with Jesus and his followers. Many people like this followed Jesus.

Mark 2:7

“Why does this man say things like that? He is speaking as if he were God. Only God can forgive sins.”

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood alone and prayed, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people who steal, cheat, or take part in adultery, or even like this tax collector.

Luke 19:10

The Son of Man came to find lost people and save them.”

Luke 19:7

All the people saw this and began to complain, “Jesus is staying with a sinner!”

Luke 5:30

But the Pharisees and the men who taught the law for the Pharisees began to complain to Jesus’ followers, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

Acts 23:9

So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of the law, who were Pharisees, stood up and argued, “We find nothing wrong with this man. Maybe an angel or a spirit did speak to him.”

1 Corinthians 2:15

The spiritual person is able to judge all things, but no one can judge him. The Scripture says:

Hebrews 12:3

Think about Jesus’ example. He held on while wicked people were doing evil things to him. So do not get tired and stop trying.