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16 When the scribes(A) who were Pharisees[a](B) saw that he was eating(C) with sinners(D) and tax collectors,(E) they asked his disciples, ‘Why does he eat[b] with tax collectors and sinners? ’

17 When Jesus heard this, he told them, ‘It is not those who are well who need(F) a doctor,(G) but those who are ill.(H) I didn’t come to call the righteous,(I) but sinners.’(J)

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  1. 2:16 Other mss read scribes and Pharisees
  2. 2:16 Other mss add and drink