Surrounded by sinners, but not participating in their sin. Levi is our example. As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him.
A Righteous Man Among Many Sinners
Mark 2:14-15