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Selected Verse: Luke 15:1 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 15:1 |
King James |
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
PUBLICANS AND SINNERS WELCOMED BY CHRIST--THREE PARABLES TO EXPLAIN THIS. (Luke 15:1-32)
drew near . . . all the publicans and sinners, &c.--drawn around Him by the extraordinary adaptation of His teaching to their case, who, till He appeared--at least His forerunner--might well say, "No man careth for my soul." |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Publicans and sinners - See the notes at Mat 9:10. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| All the publicans - That is, all who were in that place. It seems our Lord was in some town of Galilee of the Gentiles, from whence he afterward went to Jerusalem, Luk 17:11. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Publicans and sinners - Τελωναι και ἁμαρτωλοι, tax-gatherers and heathens; persons who neither believed in Christ nor in Moses. See the note on Luk 7:36. Concerning the tax-gatherers, see the note on Mat 5:46. |
10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.