Luke 15:2

New King James Version

And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.”

Cross References

Matthew 9:11

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Luke 19:7

But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, “He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.”

Luke 7:39

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”

Luke 5:30

And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His disciples, saying, “Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

Acts 11:3

saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!”

Luke 7:34

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

Galatians 2:12

for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

Matthew 11:19

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”

Luke 15:3

So He spoke this parable to them, saying:

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.