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to his disciples
"to Jesus' disciples"
Why do you eat ... sinners?
The Pharisees and scribes ask this question to express their disapproval that Jesus' disciples are eating with sinners. AT: "You should not eat with sinners!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
sinners
people who did not obey the law of Moses but committed what others thought were very bad sins
you eat and drink with ... sinners
The Pharisees and scribes believed that religious people should separate themselves from people they consider to be sinners. The word "you" is plural. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)