Luke 15:2

New Living Translation

This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!

Cross References

Matthew 11:19

The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”

Matthew 9:11

But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”

Luke 15:3

So Jesus told them this story:

Luke 19:7

But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.

Luke 5:30

But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with such scum?”

Luke 7:34

The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’

Luke 7:39

When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner!”

Acts 11:3

“You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!” they said.

Galatians 2:12

When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.