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 sick.^(H) I didn’t come to call the righteous,^(I) but sinners.”^(J)

A Question about Fasting

¹⁸ Now^(K) John’s^(L) disciples^(M) and the Pharisees^[c](N) were fasting.^(O) People came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast?”