Luke 15:1

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,

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  • Matt 9:10-13 : 10 And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples, 11 and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, `Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?' 12 And Jesus having heard, said to them, `They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; 13 but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'
  • Matt 21:28-31 : 28 `And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.' 29 And he answering said, `I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went. 30 `And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I `go', sir, and went not; 31 which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,
  • Luke 5:29-32 : 29 And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat), 30 and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?' 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, `They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill: 32 I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'
  • Luke 13:30 : 30 and lo, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.'
  • Rom 5:20 : 20 And law came in, that the offence might abound, and where the sin did abound, the grace did overabound,
  • 1 Tim 1:15 : 15 stedfast `is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am;
  • Ezek 18:27 : 27 And in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he hath done, And he doth judgment and righteousness, He his soul doth keep alive.
  • Luke 7:29 : 29 And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

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  • Luke 15:2-3
    2 verses
    83%

    2and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

    3And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

  • Mark 2:13-17
    5 verses
    82%

    13And he went forth again by the sea, and all the multitude was coming unto him, and he was teaching them,

    14and passing by, he saw Levi of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

    15And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners were reclining (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

    16And the scribes and the Pharisees, having seen him eating with the tax-gatherers and sinners, said to his disciples, `Why -- that with the tax-gatherers and sinners he doth eat and drink?'

    17And Jesus, having heard, saith to them, `They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation.'

  • Matt 9:9-13
    5 verses
    81%

    9And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

    10And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples,

    11and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, `Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'

    12And Jesus having heard, said to them, `They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;

    13but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

  • Luke 5:27-32
    6 verses
    77%

    27And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, `Be following me;'

    28and he, having left all, having arisen, did follow him.

    29And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat),

    30and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'

    31And Jesus answering said unto them, `They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:

    32I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

  • Luke 3:12
    75%

    12And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?'

  • Luke 7:34
    74%

    34the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

  • Matt 15:1
    73%

    1Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem -- scribes and Pharisees -- saying,

  • Matt 15:10
    72%

    10And having called near the multitude, he said to them, `Hear and understand:

  • Matt 21:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,

    32for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last -- to believe him.

  • Luke 19:7
    72%

    7and having seen `it', they were all murmuring, saying -- `With a sinful man he went in to lodge!'

  • Mark 7:14
    71%

    14And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, `Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;

  • Matt 15:30
    71%

    30and there came to him great multitudes, having with them lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they did cast them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them,

  • Luke 7:29
    71%

    29And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

  • Luke 18:13
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    13`And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me -- the sinner!

  • Luke 18:10
    70%

    10`Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer;

  • Mark 1:33
    70%

    33and the whole city was gathered together near the door,

  • Matt 11:19
    70%

    19the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'

  • Luke 5:1
    70%

    1And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

  • Matt 11:15
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    15he who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.

  • Luke 6:17
    70%

    17and having come down with them, he stood upon a level spot, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea, and Jerusalem, and the maritime Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their sicknesses,

  • Matt 19:2
    69%

    2and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

  • Luke 5:15
    69%

    15but the more was the report going abroad concerning him, and great multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities,

  • Luke 15:11
    69%

    11And he said, `A certain man had two sons,

  • Mark 1:5
    69%

    5and there were going forth to him all the region of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and they were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Luke 21:38
    69%

    38and all the people were coming early unto him in the temple to hear him.

  • Mark 1:37
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    37and having found him, they say to him, -- `All do seek thee;'

  • Luke 9:11
    69%

    11and the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured.

  • Matt 5:1
    69%

    1And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him,

  • Mark 9:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14And having come unto the disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them,

    15and immediately, all the multitude having seen him, were amazed, and running near, were saluting him.

  • Mark 7:1
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    1And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem,

  • Luke 19:10
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    10for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'

  • Luke 19:2
    69%

    2and lo, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich,

  • Luke 14:1
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  • Luke 7:1
    69%

    1And when he completed all his sayings in the ears of the people, he went into Capernaum;