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^(l)As He passed by, He saw ^[g](m)Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He *said to him, "⁽ⁿ⁾Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.

And it *^[h]happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and ^[i]sinners ^[j]were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him.

When ^(o)the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, "^(p)Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and ^[k]sinners?"

And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, "^(q)It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

^(r)John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and they *came and *said to Him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?"