Mark 2:16

¹⁶Et scribae pharisaeorum, videntes quia manducaret cum peccatoribus et publicanis, dicebant discipulis eius: " Quare cum publicanis et peccatoribus manducat? ".

Mark 2 presents a series of five conflict narratives that establish the growing tension between Jesus and the religious authorities. Jesus heals a paralytic, declaring his authority to forgive sins, calls Levi the tax collector, and then defends his disciples for not fasting and for