Luke Chapter 15, Verse 2
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2: και διεγογγυζον οι φαρισαιοι και οι γραμματεις λεγοντες οτι ουτος αμαρτωλους προσδεχεται και συνεσθιει αυτοις
2: And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man
receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
2: And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man
receiveth sinners and eateth with them.
Murmured. They affected to suppose that if Jesus treated sinners
kindly he must be fond of their society, and be a man of similar
character. They considered it disgraceful to be with them or to eat with
them, and they therefore brought a charge against him for it. They would
not suppose that he admitted them to his society for the purpose of doing
them good; nor did they remember that the very object of his coming was
to call the wicked from their ways and to save them from death.
Receiveth sinners. Receives them in a tender manner; treats them with kindness; does not drive them from his presence.
And eateth with them. Contrary to the received maxims of the scribes. By eating with them he showed that he did not despise or overlook them.
