Luke 15:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

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!

English Standard Version
And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

Berean Study Bible
So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

New American Standard Bible
And both the Pharisees and the scribes began to complain, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

NASB 1995
Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."

NASB 1977
And both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

Amplified Bible
Both the Pharisees and the scribes began muttering and complaining, saying, “This man accepts and welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

Christian Standard Bible
And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!"

Contemporary English Version
So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses started grumbling, "This man is friendly with sinners. He even eats with them."

Good News Translation
the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law started grumbling, "This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the Pharisees and the scribes complained, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

International Standard Version
But the Pharisees and the scribes kept complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

NET Bible
But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

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

King James 2000 Bible
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners, and eats with them.

New Heart English Bible
The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them."

World English Bible
The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them."

American King James Version
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners, and eats with them.

American Standard Version
And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

A Faithful Version
And the Pharisees and the scribes criticized Him, saying, "This Man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

Darby Bible Translation
and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This [man] receives sinners and eats with them.

English Revised Version
And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Therefore the Pharises and Scribes murmured, saying, Hee receiueth sinners, and eateth with them.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the pharisees & scribes murmured, saying: he receaueth sinners, and eateth with them.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And ye Pharises and scrybes murmured, and sayde: This man receaueth synners, and eateth with them.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And the pharises and scribes murmured sayinge: He receaved to his copany synners and eateth with them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying, “This One receives sinners, and eats with them.”

Berean Literal Bible
And both the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."

Young's Literal Translation
and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, That this receives the sinful, and eats together with them.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, This Man receives sinners and eats with them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This one accepts sinners and eats with them.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the Scribes and Pharisees were complaining and they were saying, “This one receives sinners, and he eats with them.”

Lamsa Bible
And the scribes and Pharisees murmured, saying, He receives even the sinners and eats with them.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receives sinners, and eats with them.

Godbey New Testament
And the Pharisees and scribes were murmuring, saying, that, He receives sinners, and eats with them.

Haweis New Testament
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man entertains sinners, and eateth with them.

Mace New Testament
at which the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, saying, this man gives access to men of bad character, and eats with them.

Weymouth New Testament
and this led the Pharisees and the Scribes indignantly to complain, saying, "He gives a welcome to notorious sinners, and joins them at their meals!"

Worrell New Testament
And both the scribes and the Pharisees were murmuring, saying, "This Man receiveth sinners and eateth with them!"

Worsley New Testament
And the pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man entertaineth wicked persons, and eateth with them.
















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