Mark 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Mark 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Mark 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Mark 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?””
Mark 2:16 — World English Bible
Mark 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? ”
Mark 2:16 — American Standard Version
Mark 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the scribes and the Pharisees, having seen him eating with the tax-gatherers and sinners, said to his disciples, `Why--that with the tax-gatherers and sinners he doth eat and drink?'”
Mark 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Mark 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing him eating with sinners and tax-gatherers, said to his disciples, Why [is it] that he eats and drinks with tax-gatherers and sinners? ”
Mark 2:16 — Darby Translation
Mark 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the Scribes and Pharises sawe him eate with the Publicanes and sinners, they sayd vnto his disciples, Howe is it, that hee eateth and drinketh with Publicanes and sinners?”
Mark 2:16 — Geneva Bible
Mark 2:16 in Context — Mark 2
14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
16 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?
17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
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What Does Mark 2:16 Mean?
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