Mark 2:16
16Andκαὶtheοἱscribesγραμματεῖςof theτῶνPhariseesΦαρισαίωνhaving seenἰδόντεςHimὅτιeatingἐσθίειwithμετὰtheτῶνsinnersἁμαρτωλῶνandκαὶtax collectorsτελωνῶνwere sayingἔλεγονto theτοῖςdisciplesμαθηταῖςof Himαὐτοῦ·WhyὍτιwithμετὰtheτῶνtax collectorsτελωνῶνandκαὶsinnersἁμαρτωλῶνdoes He eatἐσθίει;
And the scribes of the Pharisees, having seen that He eats with the sinners and tax collectors, were saying to His disciples, “Why does He eat with the tax collectors and sinners?”
Vocab difficulty
18.1
Rare words
τελωνῶν
τελώνης
a collector of taxes