Luke 15:1-2

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The Parable of the Lost Sheep

1 Now ¹the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.

2 And the Pharisees and the scribes ²grumbled, saying, ³“This man receives sinners and ⁴eats with them. ”

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1. 15:1 See Matt. 11:19
2. 15:2 ch. 19:7; [Ex. 16:2, 7, 8; Num. 14:2; Josh. 9:18]
3. 15:2 [ch. 7:39]
4. 15:2 ch. 5:30; Matt. 9:11; 11:19; Mark 2:16; [Acts 11:3; 1 Cor. 5:11; Gal. 2:12]

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