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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach.

Context of Luke 15:1

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." 3So he told them this parable:

Luke 15:1 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• drew nearἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the publicansτελώνηςtelōnēs · tax collectorG5057
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sinnersἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
• for to hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Luke 15:1

• Luke 5:29And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them.
• Luke 7:29(When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John,
• Luke 13:30And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."
• Ezekiel 18:27Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life.
• Matthew 9:10And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.
• Matthew 21:28"What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'
• Romans 5:20Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
• 1 Timothy 1:15The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

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