Mark 2:16

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

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?

BSB

When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

WEB

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?”

YLT

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?’

F.O.G Original

The Torah scribes and the Pharisees, seeing Him eating with the ‘deviators’ and tax collectors, said to His disciples, “He’s eating with tax collectors and ‘deviators’!”

F.O.G

The Torah scribes and the Pharisees, seeing Him eating with the ‘deviators’ and tax collectors, said to His disciples, “He’s eating with tax collectors and ‘deviators’!”

F.O.G MSG

¹⁶When the Pharisees and their religious scholars saw Jesus eating with these sinners and tax collectors, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with such people?”