Luke 15:1

Luke 15:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.

Context of Luke 15:1

And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him; 2and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This [man] receives sinners and eats with them. 3And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

Luke 15:1 word by word

Ἦσαν δὲ αὐτῷ ἐγγίζοντες πάντες οἱ τελῶναι καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀκούειν αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

• sinnersἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Luke 15:1

• Luke 5:29And Levi made a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax-gatherers and others who were at table with them.
• Luke 7:29(And all the people who heard [it], and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;
• Luke 13:30And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.
• Ezekiel 18:27And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall keep his soul alive.
• Matthew 9:10And it came to pass, as he lay at table in the house, that behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay at table with Jesus and his disciples.
• Matthew 21:28But what think ye? A man had two children, and coming to the first he said, Child, go to-day, work in [my] vineyard.
• Romans 5:20But law came in, in order that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded grace has overabounded,
• 1 Timothy 1:15Faithful [is] the word, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am [the] first.

Commentaries on Luke 15:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Publicans and sinners - ̔, tax-gatherers and heathens; persons who neither believed in Christ nor in Moses. See the note on Luke 7:36. Concerning the tax-gatherers, see the note on Matthew 5:46.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Publicans and sinners - See the notes at Matthew 9:10.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Parables of the lost sheep, and the piece of silver. (1-10) The prodigal son, his wickedness and distress. (11-16) His repentance and pardon. (17-24) The elder brother offended. (25-32) Verses 1-10 The parable of the lost sheep is very applicable to the great work of man's redemption. The lost sheep represents the sinner as departed from God, and exposed to certain ruin if not brought back to him, yet not desirous to return. Christ is earnest in bringing…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1People greatly disliked tax collectors because they worked for the hated Roman authorities. The tax collectors had a reputation for not being honest.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. drew near ... all the publicans and sinners, &c.--drawn around Him by the extraordinary adaptation of His teaching to their case, who, till He appeared--at least His forerunner--might well say, "No man careth for my soul."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 15:1

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Repentance

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Commentaries on Luke 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings