Mark 2:16 — Bible Verse (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?”

Mark 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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?””

Mark 2:16 — World English Bible

Mark 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?”

Mark 2:16 — American Standard Version

Mark 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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?'”

Mark 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing him eating with sinners and tax-gatherers, said to his disciples, Why [is it] that he eats and drinks with tax-gatherers and sinners?”

Mark 2:16 — Darby Translation

Mark 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when the Scribes and Pharises sawe him eate with the Publicanes and sinners, they sayd vnto his disciples, Howe is it, that hee eateth and drinketh with Publicanes and sinners?”

Mark 2:16 — Geneva Bible

Mark 2:16 in Context — Mark 2

14 Y pasando, vió á Leví, [hijo] de Alfeo, sentado al banco de los públicos tributos, y le dice: Sígueme. Y levantándose le siguió.

15 Y aconteció que estando Jesús á la mesa en casa de él, muchos publicanos y pecadores estaban también á la mesa juntamente con Jesús y con sus discípulos: porque había muchos, y le habían seguido.

16 Y los escribas y los Fariseos, viéndole comer con los publicanos y con los pecadores, dijeron á sus discípulos: ¿Qué es esto, que él come y bebe con los publicanos y con los pecadores?

17 Y oyéndolo Jesús, les dice: Los sanos no tienen necesidad de médico, mas los que tienen mal. No he venido á llamar á los justos, sino á los pecadores.

18 Y los discípulos de Juan, y de los Fariseos ayunaban; y vienen, y le dicen: ¿Por qué los discípulos de Juan y los de los Fariseos ayunan, y tus discípulos no ayunan?

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What Does Mark 2:16 Mean?

Mark 2:16 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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