Luke 15:2
1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- KJV
- And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
- WEB
- The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”
- ASV
- And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
- DARBY
- and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This [man] receives sinners and eats with them.
- BLB
- And both the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying, “This [man] receives sinners and eats with them.”
- ÅB
- Og både fariseerne og de skriftlærde knurret seg imellom og sa: Denne mann tar imot syndere og spiser sammen med dem!
- OTB
- Og fariseerne og de skriftlærde klaget og sa: «Denne mannen tar imot syndere og spiser med dem.»
- B1930
- Og både fariseerne og de skriftlærde knurret sig imellem og sa: Denne mann tar imot syndere og eter sammen med dem!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 9:11
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Read in contextLuke 7:39
Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
Read in contextLuke 19:7
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
Read in contextLuke 5:30
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
Read in contextActs 11:3
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
Read in contextGalatians 2:12
For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
Read in contextLuke 7:34
The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
Read in contextLuke 15:29–30
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
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