Luke 5:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?”

Luke 5:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 5:30 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 5:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?””

Luke 5:30 — World English Bible

Luke 5:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners? ”

Luke 5:30 — American Standard Version

Luke 5:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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?'”

Luke 5:30 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 5:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And their scribes and the Pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with tax-gatherers and sinners? ”

Luke 5:30 — Darby Translation

Luke 5:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But they that were Scribes and Pharises among them, murmured against his disciples, saying, Why eate ye and drinke ye with Publicanes and sinners?”

Luke 5:30 — Geneva Bible

Luke 5:30 in Context — Luke 5

28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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What Does Luke 5:30 Mean?

Luke 5:30 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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