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

1Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them! 3So Jesus told them this story: 4“If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost 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 replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.
• Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with such scum?”
• Luke 7:34The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’
• Luke 19:7But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.
• Matthew 9:11But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”
• Acts 11:3“You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!” they said.
• 1 Corinthians 5:9When I wrote to you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin.
• Galatians 2:12When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision.

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

In the dictionaries

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• Devour
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• Fain
• Heaven
• Living
• Meet
• Mighty
• Seek

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