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Mark 2:16-18
New Century Version
Mark 2:16-18
New Century Version
16 When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with the tax collectors and “sinners,” they asked his followers, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 Jesus heard this and said to them, “It is not the healthy people who need a doctor, but the sick. I did not come to invite good people but to invite sinners.”
Jesus’ Followers Are Criticized
18 Now the followers of John[a] and the Pharisees often fasted[b] for a certain time. Some people came to Jesus and said, “Why do John’s followers and the followers of the Pharisees often fast, but your followers don’t?”
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- 2:18 John John the Baptist, who preached to the Jewish people about Christ’s coming (Mark 1:4–8).
- 2:18 fasted The people would give up eating for a special time of prayer and worship to God. It was also done to show sadness and disappointment.
New Century Version (NCV)
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