Luke 15:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to complain, “Look, this man welcomes sinners and even eats with them!”

Cross References

Matthew 9:11

The Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with these people. They asked his followers, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other sinners?”

Luke 19:7

Everyone saw this. They began to complain, “Look at the kind of man Jesus is staying with. Zacchaeus is a sinner!”

Luke 7:39

When the Pharisee who asked Jesus to come to his house saw this, he thought to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know that the woman who is touching him is a sinner!”

Luke 5:30

But the Pharisees and those who taught the law for the Pharisees began to complain to the followers of Jesus, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and other sinners?”

Acts 11:3

They said, “You went into the homes of people who are not Jews and are not circumcised, and you even ate with them!”

Luke 7:34

The Son of Man came eating and drinking. And you say, ‘Look at him! He eats too much and drinks too much wine! He is a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’

Galatians 2:12

This is what happened: When Peter first came to Antioch, he ate and associated with the non-Jewish people. But when some Jewish men came from James, Peter separated himself from the non-Jews. He stopped eating with them, because he was afraid of the Jews who believe that all non-Jewish people must be circumcised.

Matthew 11:19

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and people say, ‘Look at him! He eats too much and drinks too much wine. He’s a friend of tax collectors and other sinners.’ But wisdom is shown to be right by what it does.”

Luke 15:3

Then Jesus told them this story:

1 Timothy 1:15

Here is a true statement that should be accepted without question: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, and I am the worst of them.