Luke 15:1–3
Luke 15:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 Then Jesus told them this parable:
Luke 15:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”
3 So he told them this parable:
Luke 15:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
Luke 15:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. 2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!
3 So Jesus told them this story:
Luke 15:1–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
1 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
Luke 15:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 The tax collectors and sinners all came to listen to Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to complain: “Look, this man welcomes sinners and even eats with them.”
3 Then Jesus told them this story:
Luke 15:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.
2 And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 3 And he spake unto them this parable, saying,
Luke 15:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him; 2 and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them. 3 And he spoke to them this parable, saying,
Luke 15:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 All the tax collectors and sinners came to listen to Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the experts in Moses’ Teachings complained, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 Jesus spoke to them using this illustration:
Luke 15:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!”
3 So He told them this parable:
Luke 15:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 So he told them this parable:
Luke 15:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were drawing near to hear him. 2 And both the Pharisees and the scribes were complaining, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!”
3 So he told them this parable, saying,
Luke 15:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 The tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were whispering among themselves. They said, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 Then Jesus told them a story.
Luke 15:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.
2 Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”
3 So He told them this parable, saying,
Luke 15:11–32
11 And he said, ‘A certain man had two sons, 12and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to me, and he divided to them the living.
13 ‘And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously; 14and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want; 15and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine, 16and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.
17 ‘And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing! 18having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin—to the heaven, and before thee, 19and no more am I worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hirelings.
20 ‘And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him; 21and the son said to him, Father, I did sin—to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.
22 ‘And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet; 23and having brought the fatted calf, kill it, and having eaten, we may be merry, 24because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.
25 ‘And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing, 26and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be, 27and he said to him—Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.
28 ‘And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him; 29and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry; 30but when thy son—this one who did devour thy living with harlots—came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.
31 ‘And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all my things are thine; 32but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.’
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