Mark 2: The Paralytic and the Lord of the Sabbath

Jesus forgives and heals a paralyzed man lowered through a roof, showing his authority to forgive sins. He calls Levi and eats with sinners, explains why his disciples do not fast, and declares his authority over the Sabbath.

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When religious leaders criticized Jesus for eating with tax collectors and sinners, how did Jesus explain His mission, according to Mark 2:17?

He said He had not known who His dinner guests were until the meal was already servedHe said it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick, and He came to call sinners, not the righteousHe said tax collectors were actually more righteous than the Pharisees who criticized HimHe said the Law no longer applied to Him, since He had come to replace it entirely