29 ^aThen Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And ^bthere were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them.  ‡

30 ¹And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His disciples, saying, ^a“Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”  ‡

33 Then they said to Him, ^a“Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?”  ‡

34 And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the ^abridegroom is with them?  ‡