Luke 15:2

Luke 15:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
• New International Version (NIV)But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.”

Context of Luke 15:2

1All the tax collectors and sinners came to listen to Jesus. But the Pharisees and the experts in Moses’ Teachings complained, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3Jesus spoke to them using this illustration: 4“Suppose a man has 100 sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the 99 sheep grazing in the pasture and look for the lost sheep until he finds it?

Luke 15:2 word by word

καὶ διεγόγγυζον οἵ τε Φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς λέγοντες ὅτι οὗτος ἁμαρτωλοὺς προσδέχεται καὶ συνεσθίει αὐτοῖς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the Phariseesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• murmuredδιαγογγύζωdiagogguzō · to murmurG1234
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• This manοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• receivethπροσδέχομαιprosdechomai · to wait for/welcomeG4327
• sinnersἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
• eatethσυνεσθίωsunesthiō · to eat withG4906
• with themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 15:2

• Luke 15:29But he answered his father, ‘All these years I’ve worked like a slave for you. I’ve never disobeyed one of your commands. Yet, you’ve never given me so much as a little goat for a celebration with my friends.
• Luke 5:30The Pharisees and their experts in Moses’ Teachings complained to Jesus’ disciples. They asked, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
• Luke 7:34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! He’s a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
• Luke 19:7But the people who saw this began to express disapproval. They said, “He went to be the guest of a sinner.”
• Matthew 9:11The Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
• Acts 11:3They said, “You went to visit men who were uncircumcised, and you even ate with them.”
• 1 Corinthians 5:9In my letter to you I told you not to associate with people who continue to commit sexual sins.
• Galatians 2:12He ate with people who were not Jewish until some men James had sent ⌞from Jerusalem⌟ arrived. Then Cephas drew back and would not associate with people who were not Jewish. He was afraid of those who insisted that circumcision was necessary.

Commentaries on Luke 15:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Receiveth sinners - . He receives them cordially, affectionately - takes them to his bosom; for so the word implies. What mercy! Jesus receives sinners in the most loving, affectionate manner, and saves them unto eternal life! Reader, give glory to God for ever!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Murmured - They affected to suppose that if Jesus treated sinners kindly he must be fond of their society, and be a man of similar character. “They” considered it disgraceful to be with them or to eat with them, and they, therefore, brought a charge against him for it. They “would” not suppose that he admitted them to his society for the purpose of doing them good; nor did they remember that the very object of his coming was to call the wicked from their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2In their self-righteous hard-heartedness, the Pharisees and teachers of religious law did not care about lost people. Jesus embodied the heart of God, who longs for his wayward children to return.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. murmured, saying, &c.--took it ill, were scandalized at Him, and insinuated (on the principle that a man is known by the company he keeps) that He must have some secret sympathy with their character. But oh, what a truth of unspeakable preciousness do their lips, as on other occasions, unconsciously utter., Now follow three parables representing the sinner: (1) in his stupidity; (2) as all-unconscious of his lost condition; (3) knowingly and willingly…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 15:2

• Bigotry
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Repentance
• Salvation
• Self-Righteousness

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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