Mark 2:14-17
2:16 a The teachers of religious law who were Pharisees understood Jesus’ act of eating with sinners as intentionally accepting them as friends (Luke 15:1-2 b; 19:5 c, 7 d; Acts 11:2-18 e; Gal 2:11-12 f). Jesus indicated that these tax collectors and sinners were invited to share in the Kingdom of God. In Jesus’ ministry, even Gentiles were invited to share the Kingdom (Mark 5:1-20 g; 7:24-30 h; cp. Matt 8:5-13 i; Luke 7:1-10 j; John 4:43-54 k).2:17 l Jesus answered his opponents with a well-known proverb, comparing himself to a doctor and sinners to sick people. Salvation is for those who know they are sinners, not those who think they are righteous (Luke 16:15 m; 18:9 n; Rom 3:23 o).
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