SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:16
Y los escribas y los fariseos, vindole comer con los publicanos y con los pecadores, dijeron a sus discípulos: ¿Qu es esto, que l come y bebe con los publicanos y con los pecadores?
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Mark 2:16
Verse 16. Sinners] By amartwloi, the Gentiles or heathens are generally to be understood in the Gospels, for this was a term the Jews never applied to any of themselves, See the note on Matthew ix. 10. How is it that he eateth] Some very good MSS., several versions, with Chrysostom and Augustin, read, Why doth YOUR MASTER eat?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. And when the Scribes and Pharisees saw him eat , etc..] They were offended at his eating and drinking, though it was in moderation; because he did not fast as they, and their disciples did; and especially, that he eat with publicans and sinners ; men of very infamous characters, and bad lives, with whom the Pharisees disdained to keep company: they said unto his disciples, how is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners ? The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read, your master, (see Gill on Matthew 9:11); so some Greek copies here.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 13-17 - Matthew was not a good character, or else, being a Jew, he would neve have been a publican, that is, a tax-gatherer for the Romans. However Christ called this publican to follow him. With God, through Christ there is mercy to pardon the greatest sins, and grace to change the greatest sinners, and make them holy. A faithful, fair-dealing publica was rare. And because the Jews had a particular hatred to an offic which proved that they were subject to the Romans, they gave thes tax-gatherers an ill name. But such as these our blessed Lord did no hesitate to converse with, when he appeared in the likeness of sinfu flesh. And it is no new thing for that which is both well done and wel designed, to be slandered, and turned to the reproach of the wisest an best of men. Christ would not withdraw, though the Pharisees wer offended. If the world had been righteous, there had been no occasio for his coming, either to preach repentance, or to purchase forgiveness. We must not keep company with ungodly men out of love to their vain conversation; but we are to show love to their souls remembering that our good Physician had the power of healing i himself, and was in no danger of taking the disease; but it is not s with us. In trying to do good to others, let us be careful we do no get harm to ourselves.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ οι 3588 T-NPM γραμματεις 1122 N-NPM και 2532 CONJ οι 3588 T-NPM φαρισαιοι 5330 N-NPM ιδοντες 1492 5631 V-2AAP-NPM αυτον 846 P-ASM εσθιοντα 2068 5723 V-PAP-ASM μετα 3326 PREP των 3588 T-GPM τελωνων 5057 N-GPM και 2532 CONJ αμαρτωλων 268 A-GPM ελεγον 3004 5707 V-IAI-3P τοις 3588 T-DPM μαθηταις 3101 N-DPM αυτου 846 P-GSM τι 5101 I-NSN οτι 3754 CONJ μετα 3326 PREP των 3588 T-GPM τελωνων 5057 N-GPM και 2532 CONJ αμαρτωλων 268 A-GPM εσθιει 2068 5719 V-PAI-3S και 2532 CONJ πινει 4095 5719 V-PAI-3S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
16. Scribes and Pharisees. But the best texts read grammateiv twn Farisaiwn, scribes of the Pharisees. So Rev. Scribes belonging to the sect of the Pharisees. They had followed him into the hall where the company were seated. This hall answered to the k'hawah of Arabian houses, which is thus described by William Gifford Palgrave: " The k'hawah was a long, oblong hall about twenty feet in height, fifty in length, and sixteen or thereabouts in breadth. The walls were covered in a rudely decorative manner with brown and white wash, and sunk here and there into small triangular recesses, destined to the reception of books, lamps, and other such like objects. The roof was of timber, and flat; the floor was strewn with fine, clean sand, and garnished all round alongside of the walls with long strips of carpet, upon which cushions, covered with faded silk, were disposed at suitable intervals. In poorer houses, felt rugs usually take the place of carpets" ("Central and Eastern Arabia").
Robertson's NT Word Studies
2:16 {The scribes of the Pharisees} (hoi grammateis twn farisaiwn). this is the correct text. Cf. "their scribes" in #Lu 5:30. Matthew gave a great reception (docen, #Lu 5:29) in his house (#Mr 2:15). These publicans and sinners not simply accepted Levi's invitation, but they imitated his example "and were following Jesus" (kai ekolouqoun autwi). It was a motly crew from the standpoint of these young theologues, scribes of the Pharisees, who were on hand, being invited to pick flaws if they could. It was probably in the long hall of the house where the scribes stood and ridiculed Jesus and the disciples, unless they stood outside, feeling too pious to go into the house of a publican. It was an offence for a Jew to eat with Gentiles as even many of the early Jewish Christians felt (#Ac 11:3) and publicans and sinners were regarded like Gentiles (#1Co 5:11).
