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Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.
Luke 15:2 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 15:2 in other translations
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”
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In context
1 Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.
2 And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.
3 And he made a story for them, saying,
4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?
5 And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.
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