Luke 15:2

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Pharisees	Φαρισαῖοι Pharisaioi	G5330	a separatist · noun — nominative plural masculine, a title
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
scribes	γραμματεῖς grammateis	G1122	scribe · noun — nominative plural masculine
murmured	διεγόγγυζον diegonguzon	G1234	to complain throughout a crowd · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
saying	λέγοντες legontes	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
man	οὗτος houtos	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
receiveth	προσδέχεται prosdechetai	G4327	to admit (to intercourse · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
sinners	ἁμαρτωλοὺς hamartōlous	G268	sinful · adjective — accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
eateth	συνεσθίει sunesthiei	G4906	to take food in company with · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοῖς.¶ autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Matthew 9:11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Luke 7:39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and…
Luke 19:7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
Luke 5:30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
Acts 11:3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
Luke 7:34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
Galatians 2:12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing t…
Luke 15:29-30 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:1-10

Here is, I. The diligent attendance of the publicans and sinners upon Christ's ministry. Great multitudes of Jews went with him (Luk 14:25), with such an assurance of admission into the kingdom of God that he found it requisite to say that to them which would shake their vain hopes. Here multitudes of publicans and sinners drew near to him, with a humble modest fear of being rejected by him, and to them he found it requisite to give encouragement, especially because there were some haughty supercilious people that frowned upon them. The publicans, who collected the tribute paid to the Romans, were perhaps some of them bad men, but they were all industriously put into an ill name, because of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 15:2

murmured, saying, &c.--took it ill, were scandalized at Him, and insinuated (on the principle that a man is known by the company he keeps) that He must have some secret sympathy with their character. But oh, what a truth of unspeakable preciousness do their lips, as on other occasions, unconsciously utter., Now follow three parables representing the sinner: (1) in his stupidity; (2) as all-unconscious of his lost condition; (3) knowingly and willingly estranged from God [BENGEL]. The first two set forth the seeking love of God; the last, His receiving love [TRENCH].

Adam Clarke on Luke 15:2

Receiveth sinners - Προσδεχεται. He receives them cordially, affectionately - takes them to his bosom; for so the word implies. What mercy! Jesus receives sinners in the most loving, affectionate manner, and saves them unto eternal life! Reader, give glory to God for ever!

John Gill on Luke 15:2

And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured,.... When they saw the easy access these wicked men had to Christ; and that he stopped and stayed with them, and very freely imparted instructions to them: saying, this man receiveth sinners. The Persic version reads, "publicans and sinners", as in the preceding verse: the word "man" is not in the original text, it is only "this"; which is to be understood not by way of eminence, as this great person, this prophet, this master in Israel; but by way of diminution and reproach, this fellow; as it is sometimes supplied: the word "man" be very rightly inserted, for they took him to be a mere man; though it is certain he was more than a man, even the true a…

The Church Fathers

(in Hom. 34. in Evang.) But, on the contrary, they who from false justice are wont to pride themselves, despise all others, and never in mercy condescend to the weak; and thinking themselves not to be sinners, are so much the worse sinners. Of such were the Pharisees, who condemning our Lord because He received sinners, with parched hearts reviled the very fountain of mercy. But because they were so sick that they knew not of their sickness, to the end that they might know what they were, the heavenly Physician answers them with mild applications.
— Gregory the Dialogist ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But on the contrary, those who are accustomed to taking pride in false justice look down on all others, show no mercy in condescending to the weak; and because they do not believe themselves to be sinners, they become sinners all the more grievously. The Pharisees certainly belonged to this number, who, judging the Lord because he received sinners, with their dry hearts criticized the very fountain of mercy. But because they were sick in such a way that they did not know they were sick, the heavenly physician heals them with gentle remedies so that they might recognize what they were; he presents a kind parable and presses upon the swelling of the wound in their heart.
— Gregory the Dialogist, Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 34

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Dictionary and topics

Bigotry · .Of keeping company with sinners — .Of keeping company with sinners
Humility Of Christ, The · Exhibited in his: Associating with the despised — Exhibited in his: Associating with the despised
Jews, The · Distinction of castes among, noticed — Distinction of castes among, noticed
Murmuring · Against: Christ — Against: Christ
Pharisees · .By Jesus — .By Jesus
Pharisees, The · Christ: Condemned by, for associating with sinners — Christ: Condemned by, for associating with sinners
Salvation · 4:2; — 4:2;
Self-Righteousness · 2:4; — 2:4;
Shepherds · Illustrative: (Searching out straying sheep,) of Christ seeking the lost — Illustrative: (Searching out straying sheep,) of Christ seeking the lost

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 15:2

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 15:2

Adam Clarke on Luke 15:2

John Gill on Luke 15:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 15:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 15:2

Adam Clarke on Luke 15:2

John Gill on Luke 15:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 15:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 15:2