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Andκαὶbothτεthe Phariseesοἵ Φαρισαῖοιandκαὶthe scribesοἱ γραμματεῖςwere grumbling,διεγόγγυζονsaying,λέγοντες“This manΟὗτοςwelcomesπροσδέχεταιsinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςandκαὶeats withσυνεσθίειthem.”αὐτοῖς
Luke 15:2
Study it in the app“And both the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.””
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 15:2, word by word
- the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaioi” appears- the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateis
scribe
A teacher who copied and explained the law of Moses.
Where else “grammateis” appears- were grumblingδιεγόγγυζονdiegongyzon
grumble
Grumble, complain among themselves.
Where else “diegongyzon” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- welcomesπροσδέχεταιprosdechetai
welcome
To welcome a person or accept something gladly.
Where else “prosdechetai” appears- sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlous
sinner
Sinner; in the Pharisees' mouth, someone who did not keep the law.
Where else “hamartōlous” appears- eats withσυνεσθίειsynesthiei
eat with
Eat with someone, share a meal.
Where else “synesthiei” appears
The context
1Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him.
2 · This verse (above)
3So he told them this parable, saying,
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)