KJV ORIGINAL
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?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When the religious leaders saw Jesus hanging out and eating with tax collectors and people they considered 'bad,' they went straight to his followers and were like, 'Why is your teacher sitting at the same table as these people?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The religious elite were pressed that Jesus chose to eat with the 'wrong' crowd instead of staying in their exclusive circle.
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