“But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?”
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners? — the complaint to the disciples about Jesus' behavior is the indirect confrontation: addressing the followers rather than the leader. Why do you eat and drink with: the table fellowship is the specific objection — sharing a meal creates a social and ritual identification with the people one eats with.
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