Mark 2:16

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And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

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Interpretation

Matthew was not a good character, or else, being a Jew, he would never have been a publican, that is, a tax-gatherer for the Romans. However, Christ called this publican to follow him.

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This thought runs through Mark 2:14-16.

Mark 2:14 Mark 2:15 Mark 2:16