Luke 15:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Many tax collectors {\cf2\super [257]} and bad people came to listen to Jesus.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW THE tax collectors and [notorious and especially wicked] sinners were all coming near to [Jesus] to listen to Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.

Common English Bible

¹ All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to him, so that they might listen to him.

Luke 15:1 Cross References

1 Timothy 1:15

What I say is true, and you should fully accept it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the worst of those sinners.

Ezekiel 18:27

And if a bad man changes and become good and fair, then he will save his life. He will live!

Romans 5:20

The law came to make people have more sin. But when people had more sin, God gave them more of his grace (kindness).

Luke 7:29

(When the people heard this, they all agreed that God’s teaching was good. Even the tax collectors {\cf2\super [135]} agreed. These were the people that were baptized {\cf2\super [136]} by John.

Luke 13:30

People that have the lowest place in life now will have the highest place in God’s kingdom. And people that have the highest place now will have the lowest place in God’s kingdom.”

Matthew 5:46

If you love only the people that love you, then you will get no reward. Even the tax collectors {\cf2\super [72]} do that.