Luke 15:1
Modern Translations
New International Version
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.

New Living Translation
Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach.

English Standard Version
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.

Berean Study Bible
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.

New American Standard Bible
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near Jesus to listen to Him.

NASB 1995
Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.

NASB 1977
Now all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.

Amplified Bible
Now all the tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews] were coming near Jesus to listen to Him.

Christian Standard Bible
All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Him.

Contemporary English Version
Tax collectors and sinners were all crowding around to listen to Jesus.

Good News Translation
One day when many tax collectors and other outcasts came to listen to Jesus,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All the tax collectors and sinners came to listen to Jesus.

International Standard Version
Now all the tax collectors and sinners kept coming to listen to Jesus.

NET Bible
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

New King James Version
Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.

King James 2000 Bible
Then drew near unto him all the tax collectors and sinners to hear him.

New Heart English Bible
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.

World English Bible
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.

American King James Version
Then drew near to him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

American Standard Version
Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.

A Faithful Version
Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were drawing near to hear Him;

Darby Bible Translation
And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him;

English Revised Version
Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him for to hear him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then drew near to him all the publicans and sinners to hear him.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then resorted vnto him all the Publicanes and sinners, to heare him.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then resorted vnto hym all the publicanes and sinners, for to heare hym.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
There resorted vnto him all the publicans and synners, that they might heare him.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Then resorted vnto him all ye publicas and synners for to heare him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to Him, to hear Him,

Berean Literal Bible
Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were drawing near to Him to hear Him.

Young's Literal Translation
And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,

Smith's Literal Translation
And all publicans and sinful were drawing near him to hear him.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And all the tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to hear Him;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
NOW the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to him, so that they might listen to him.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But Tax Collectors and sinners were approaching to hear him.

Lamsa Bible
THEN the publicans and sinners drew near to him to hear him.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And all the publicans and the sinners came near to him to hear him.

Godbey New Testament
And all the publicans and sinners were drawing nigh to Him to hear Him.

Haweis New Testament
THEN drew nigh unto him all the tax-farmers and the sinners to hear him.

Mace New Testament
Then many of the Publicans, and people of a bad reputation gather'd about Jesus to hear him;

Weymouth New Testament
Now the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners were everywhere in the habit of coming close to Him to listen to Him;

Worrell New Testament
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to Him to hear Him.

Worsley New Testament
Then drew near unto Him all the publicans and other notorious sinners, to hear Him.
















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