The Pharisees: Christ: Condemned By, for Associating with Sinners

When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.

So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”