¹⁶ And ^(A)the scribes of^[a] the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, ^(B)“Why does he eat^[b] with tax collectors and sinners?” ¹⁷ And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. ^(C)I came not to call the righteous, ^(D)but sinners.”

A Question About Fasting

¹⁸ Now ^(E)John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, ^(F)“Why do John's disciples and ^(G)the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”