Luke 15:2
Strong's Lexicon
So
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἵ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Pharisees
Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5330: Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

scribes
γραμματεῖς (grammateis)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1122: From gramma. A writer, i.e. scribe or secretary.

began to grumble
διεγόγγυζον (diegongyzon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1234: To murmur greatly, continue murmuring. From dia and gogguzo; to complain throughout a crowd.

“This [man]
Οὗτος (Houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

welcomes
προσδέχεται (prosdechetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4327: From pros and dechomai; to admit (figuratively) endurance); by implication, to await.

sinners
ἁμαρτωλοὺς (hamartōlous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 268: Sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable. From hamartano; sinful, i.e. A sinner.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

eats with
συνεσθίει (synesthiei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4906: To eat with. From sun and esthio; to take food in company with.

them.
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.

Young's Literal Translation
and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying—This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “ This man welcomes sinners and eats with them! ”

New American Standard Bible
Both the Pharisees and the scribes [began] to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."

King James Bible
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

New Living Translation
This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people--even eating with them!

English Standard Version
And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

New American Standard Bible
Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!"

International Standard Version
But the Pharisees and the scribes kept complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

NET Bible
But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'
















Cross References
Matthew 9:11
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

Matthew 11:19
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

Luke 5:30
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Luke 15:3
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

1 Timothy 1:15
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

Luke 1:1
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Luke 15:1
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

Luke 14:35
It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Luke 14:34
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

Luke 15:4
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Luke 15:5
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
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