Luke 15:2

Good News Translation

the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law started grumbling, “This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them!”

Cross References

Matthew 11:19

When the Son of Man came, he ate and drank, and everyone said, ‘Look at this man! He is a glutton and wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!’ God's wisdom, however, is shown to be true by its results.”

Matthew 9:11

Some Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such people?”

Luke 15:3

So Jesus told them this parable:

Luke 19:7

All the people who saw it started grumbling, “This man has gone as a guest to the home of a sinner!”

Luke 5:30

Some Pharisees and some teachers of the Law who belonged to their group complained to Jesus' disciples. “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and other outcasts?” they asked.

Luke 7:34

The Son of Man came, and he ate and drank, and you said, ‘Look at this man! He is a glutton and wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!’

Luke 7:39

When the Pharisee saw this, he said to himself, “If this man really were a prophet, he would know who this woman is who is touching him; he would know what kind of sinful life she lives!”

Acts 11:3

“You were a guest in the home of uncircumcised Gentiles, and you even ate with them!”

Galatians 2:12

Before some men who had been sent by James arrived there, Peter had been eating with the Gentile believers. But after these men arrived, he drew back and would not eat with the Gentiles, because he was afraid of those who were in favor of circumcising them.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a true saying, to be completely accepted and believed: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of them,