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Luke 15:1
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Luke 15:1
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One Sheep
(Matthew 18.12-14)
15 (A) Tax collectors[a] and sinners were all crowding around to listen to Jesus.
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- 15.1 Tax collectors: See the note at 3.12.
Luke 15:1
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Luke 15:1
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)
15 Now the tax collectors(B) and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.
Luke 15:2
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Luke 15:2
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2 So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses started grumbling, “This man is friendly with sinners. He even eats with them.”
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Luke 15:2
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Luke 15:2
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2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(A)
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