2But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."


In Context

1 Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him.

2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

3 Then Jesus told them this parable:

4 "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?

Luke 15:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:2And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:2And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:2and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:2And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:2The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, |This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:2and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying — This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners, and eats with them.