²⁹ Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others reclining at the table with them.^(A)

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

15 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him.^(A)

² And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”^(A)