οἱ φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ γραμ. αὐτῶν, the Pharisees, and the scribes connected with them, the professional men of the party. They were not of course guests, but they might if they chose look in: no privacy on such occasions in the East; or they might watch the strange company as they dispersed. ἐσθίετε καὶ πίνετε : addressed to the disciples. In the parallels the question refers to the conduct of Jesus though put to the disciples.

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