Jesus invited Matthew to go with him, and he told the Pharisees that they needed to repent.
9 As Jesus was going away from there, he saw me, a man named Matthew. I was sitting at a table where I collected taxes for the Roman government. He said to me, "Come with me and become my disciple!" So I got up and went with him. 10 Then I invited Jesus and his disciples to my home for a meal. While they were sitting and eating in my home, many tax collectors and other people who were {whom the Pharisees} considered to be habitual sinners came unexpectedly to eat with us. 11 When the Pharisees saw that, they came to us disciples and said, "◄It is disgusting that your teacher, who claims to be righteous, eats and associates with tax collectors and other sinners!/Why is it that your teacher, who claims to be righteous, eats and associates with tax collectors and other sinners?►" [RHQ] 12 Jesus heard what they said, so he told them this parable: "It is people who are sick who need a doctor [MET], not people who are well." What he meant by that was that it was people who knew that they were sinners who were coming to him in order to be helped spiritually. 13 He continued by saying, "You need to learn what these words that God said mean: ‘I want you to act mercifully to people and not just to offer sacrifices.’ Keep in mind that I came from heaven, not to invite people who think [IRO] that they are righteous to turn away from their sinful lives and come to me, but to invite people who know they are sinners to turn from their sins and come to me."
Matthew 9:14-17