And when the Scribes and Pharisees saw him eat,.... They were offended at his eating and drinking, though it was in moderation; because he did not fast as they, and their disciples did; and especially, that he eatwith publicans and sinners; men of very infamous characters, and bad lives, with whom the Pharisees disdained to keep company:they said unto his disciples, how is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
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Mark 2:16
Mark 2:16
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