or why does your teacher sit with tax collectors and sinners when he says this he is not acknowledging a band of righteous men that don't need blood atonement and then notice he makes this clear at the end of verse 13 but Sinners to repentance Sinners to repentance how do you think these guys responded to that oh okay now we get it sure that makes sense he's a doctor going to sick people he's like the prophet Hosea commends to us and and he's he's out there to rescue our fellows that have undone themselves and this is the kind of stuff that outraged them this was the kind of stuff that culminates at the end of the passion week and then saying away with him away with him cruci ify him this is the kind of stuff that leads to the confront confrontations that we've seen repeatedly in John's gospel with these religious leaders the whole concept of a crucified Messiah the whole concept of a suffering savior the whole concept of this one that apparently is weak and and and sorrowful and and no form or comeliness that that we should be Behold Him that was an affront brethren
