What is the meaning of Mark 2:16?

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”

World English Bible (WEB)

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Strong's King James

The Torah scribes and the Pharisees, seeing Him eating with the 'deviators' and tax collectors, said to His disciples, "He's eating with tax collectors and 'deviators'!"

The F.O.G*

[16] When the religious scholars and Pharisees saw Jesus eating with such "questionable" company, they challenged His disciples: "How can your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners? Doesn't He care about maintaining ritual purity?"

The F.O.G Paraphrase

And the scribes and the Pharisees, having seen him eating with the tax-gatherers and sinners, said to his disciples, ‘Why—that with the tax-gatherers and sinners he doth eat and drink?’

Young's Literal Translation