The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, “Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.” But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.’
Luke 15:2 - New International Version (Anglicised) But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, ‘This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Pharisees and the scribes kept muttering and indignantly complaining, saying, This man accepts and receives and welcomes [preeminently wicked] sinners and eats with them. American Standard Version (1901) And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. Common English Bible The Pharisees and legal experts were grumbling, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This one accepts sinners and eats with them." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. |
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, “Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.” But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.’
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?’
All the people saw this and began to mutter, ‘He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.’
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, ‘Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?’
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, “Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.”
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, ‘If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is – that she is a sinner.’
and said, ‘You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.’
For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group.
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners – of whom I am the worst.