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Nowδὲallπάντεςthe tax collectorsοἱ τελῶναιandκαὶthe sinnersοἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶwereἮσανcoming nearἐγγίζοντεςto himαὐτῷto hearἀκούεινhim.αὐτοῦ
Luke 15:1
Study it in the app“Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him.”
Accused of welcoming sinners, he answers with the parable of the lost sheepWho Jesus IsThe shepherd seeks the lost sheep, and there is joy when it is foundTurning back to God
With the Greek beneath
Luke 15:1, word by word
- the tax collectorsτελῶναιtelōnai
tax collector
Tax collector, who collected taxes for Rome; despised by the people.
Where else “telōnai” appears- the sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloi
sinner
Sinner; in the Pharisees' mouth, someone who did not keep the law.
Where else “hamartōloi” appears- wereἮσανĒsan
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “Ēsan” appears- coming nearἐγγίζοντεςengizontes
come near
Come near, draw near; be at hand.
Where else “engizontes” appears- to hearἀκούεινakouein
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akouein” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And both the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
To study Luke 15 in a group
1. What it says
What does the father do when he sees the younger son returning from far away, and what does the older son do when he finds out? (vv. 20-30)
2. What it means
The three parables are about something lost that is found. What do the shepherd, the woman and the father have in common? (vv. 4-10, 20-24)
3. How I live it
The older son was angry about the feast, and his father pleaded with him to come in. With whom do you find it hard to rejoice today? (vv. 28-32)