Luke 15:2

15:2 But3 the Pharisees4 and the experts in the law5 were complaining,6 “This man welcomes7 sinners and eats with them.”

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3	tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
4	sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.
5	tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
6	tn Or “grumbling”; Grk “were complaining, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
7	tn Or “accepts,” “receives.” This is not the first time this issue has been raised: Luke 5:27–32; 7:37–50.