When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
- BSB And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
- NKJV But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, “He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.”
- NASB When the people saw this, they all began to complain, saying, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!”
- NLT But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.
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- Luke 15:2The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”
- Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.”
- Luke 7:34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard; a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
- Matt 9:11When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Luke 18:9–14He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.
- Luke 5:30Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”
- Matt 21:28–31But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’
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