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A question about associating with sinners
The article analyses the Pharisees' criticism of Jesus concerning his tolerance towards sinners, illustrating their attempts to discredit him as his popularity grows.
Matthew 9.11-13 (King James Version) :And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org