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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!

Context of Luke 15:2

1Now 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.” 3Then Jesus told them this parable: 4“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after 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, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
• Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
• Luke 7:34The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’
• Luke 19:7All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
• Matthew 9:11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
• Acts 11:3and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
• 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—
• Galatians 2:12For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group.

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