Luke 15:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.

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  • Matt 9:10-13 : 10 And it came about, when he was in the house taking food, that a number of tax-farmers and sinners came and took their places with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners? 12 But on hearing this he said, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill. 13 But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.
  • Matt 21:28-31 : 28 But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden. 29 And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went. 30 And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not. 31 Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
  • Luke 5:29-32 : 29 And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners? 31 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill. 32 I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.
  • Luke 13:30 : 30 And the last will be first, and the first will be last.
  • Rom 5:20 : 20 And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:
  • 1 Tim 1:15 : 15 It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:
  • Ezek 18:27 : 27 Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.
  • Luke 7:29 : 29 (And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God.

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    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,

  • Mark 2:13-17
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    13 And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.

    14 And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.

    15 And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

    16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

    17 And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.

  • Matt 9:9-13
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    9 And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.

    10 And it came about, when he was in the house taking food, that a number of tax-farmers and sinners came and took their places with Jesus and his disciples.

    11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?

    12 But on hearing this he said, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.

    13 But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.

  • Luke 5:27-32
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    27 And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.

    28 And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.

    29 And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.

    30 And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?

    31 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.

    32 I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.

  • Luke 3:12
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    12 Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?

  • Luke 7:34
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    34 The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.

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    1 Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

  • Matt 15:10
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    10 And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

  • Matt 21:31-32
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    31 Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.

    32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.

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  • Mark 7:14
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    14 And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:

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    29 (And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God.

  • Luke 18:13
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    13 The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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    10 Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.

  • Mark 1:33
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    33 And all the town had come together at the door.

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    15 He who has ears, let him give ear.

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    2 And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.

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