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Luke 15:2–3

And the Pharisees and the scribes agrumbled, saying, b“This man receives sinners and ceats with them.”

So he told them this parable:

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Luke 15:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

Then Jesus told them this parable:

Luke 15:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

Luke 15:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!

So Jesus told them this story:

Luke 15:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” So He spoke this parable to them, saying:

Luke 15:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to complain: “Look, this man welcomes sinners and even eats with them.”

Then Jesus told them this story:

Luke 15:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake unto them this parable, saying,

Luke 15:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them. And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

Luke 15:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

But the Pharisees and the experts in Moses’ Teachings complained, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 

Jesus spoke to them using this illustration:

Luke 15:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!”

So He told them this parable:

Luke 15:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

So he told them this parable:

Luke 15:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And both the Pharisees and the scribes were complaining, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!”

So he told them this parable, saying,

Luke 15:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were whispering among themselves. They said, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

Then Jesus told them a story.

Luke 15:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

So He told them this parable, saying,


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