"And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them."
Audio not available for this verse
Explore related verses that share similar themes and meanings as Luke 15:2
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.
and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This [man] receives sinners and eats with them.
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them."
and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'