of tax collectors and ‘sinners’ ” (Matt. 11:19). Jesus’ primary concern was not His reputation but His responsibility. “When the teachers of the Law who were Pharisees saw Him eating with the ‘sinners’ and tax collectors, they asked His disciples: ‘Why does He eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?” indicating the kind of people with whom Jesus spent time (Mark 2:16). Jesus’ answer is highly instructive. “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous,