Mark 2:14-16

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁴ Then, moving on, He saw Levi^(A) the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office,^(B) and He said to him, “Follow Me!”^(C) So he got up and followed^(D) Him.

Dining with Sinners

¹⁵ While He was reclining at the table in Levi’s house, many tax collectors^(E) and sinners^(F) were also guests^[a](G) with Jesus and His disciples, because there were many who were following Him. ¹⁶ When the scribes^(H) of the Pharisees^[b](I) saw that He was eating^(J) with sinners^(K) and tax collectors,^(L) they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat^[c] with tax collectors and sinners?”