Luke 15:1–2
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin
15:1Now all the tax collectors1 and sinners were coming2 to hear him. 15:2But3 the Pharisees4 and the experts in the law5 were complaining,6 “This man welcomes7 sinners and eats with them.”
Footnotes
- 1 See the note on tax collectors in .
- 2 Grk “were drawing near.”
- 3 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
- 4 See the note on Pharisees in .
- 5 Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in .
- 6 Or “grumbling”; Grk “were complaining, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
- 7 Or “accepts,” “receives.” This is not the first time this issue has been raised: Luke 5:27–32; 7:37–50.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to him. And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were drawing near to hear him. And both the Pharisees and the scribes were complaining, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!”
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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