Luke 15:2 “So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinn…”

Luke 15:2

So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

World English Bible

The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”

American Standard Version

And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore the Pharises and Scribes murmured, saying, Hee receiueth sinners, and eateth with them.

Darby Translation

and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This [man] receives sinners and eats with them.

Young's Literal Translation

and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying — This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

Bible in Basic English

And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.

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Cross references

“And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.”

Matthew 9:11 Luke 7:39 Luke 19:7 Luke 5:30 Acts 11:3 Luke 7:34

Matthew 9:11 · BSB

When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Luke 7:39 · BSB

When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”

Luke 19:7 · BSB

And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”

Luke 5:30 · BSB

But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

Acts 11:3 · BSB

and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”

Luke 7:34 · BSB

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.

3Then Jesus told them this parable:

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