Luke 15:2

Translations

Modern

So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

Traditional

And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

Literal

And both the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

Latin

Et murmurabant pharisæi, et scribæ, dicentes: Quia hic peccatores recipit, et manducat cum illis.

Original

Greek

English

So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

Notes

Luke 15:2

In 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.

Luke 15:1–32

Chapter 15 contains three related parables of things lost and found:

a sheep (15:1–7),
a coin (15:8–10), and
a son (15:11–32).

The loss of something loved causes deep sorrow, whereas finding it brings great joy. There is great rejoicing in heaven when lost sinners return to their heavenly Father.

Theme notes and profiles

The Pharisees Eating Together God’s Covenant Love

Events

Teaching and Healing in Perea to Jerusalemc. AD 30

Related verses

Matthew 9:11
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Luke 7:39
When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
Luke 19:7
And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
Luke 5:30
But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
Acts 11:3
…and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
Luke 7:34
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
Galatians 2:12
For 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, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
Luke 15:29–30
But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
1 Corinthians 5:9–11
I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

Parallels

Matthew 18:10–14

People

Pharisee: A strict Jewish sect known for legalism and hypocrisy

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Gospel Love Luke, Gospel of Scribe Sin

Topics

Bigotry of Keeping Company with Sinners Bigotry: General Scriptures Concerning Jesus, the Christ: Enunciates the Parables of the Lost Sheep, of the Lost Piece of Silver, of the Prodigal Son Jesus, the Christ: Saviour Keeping Company with Sinners Murmuring: Against: Christ Murmuring: Pharisees Pharisees: Hypocrisy of, Reproved by Jesus Repentance: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Salvation: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Self-Righteousness: General Scriptures Concerning Shepherds: (Searching out Straying Sheep) Christ Seeking the Lost The Humility of Christ: Exhibited in His: Associating with the Despised The Jews: Distinction of Castes Among, Noticed The Pharisees: Christ: Condemned By, for Associating with Sinners

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