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

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him. 2But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3So Jesus 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 5:29Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.
• Luke 7:29(Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.
• Luke 13:30But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
• Ezekiel 18:27When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
• Matthew 9:10As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.
• Matthew 21:28“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
• Romans 5:20Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,
• 1 Timothy 1:15This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them!

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