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Berean Standard Bible

“But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?””

Luke 5:30

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After calling Levi, a tax collector, Jesus attended a large banquet at his house with many other tax collectors and outsiders. Pharisees and their scribes watched from the edge and grumbled.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, 'Therefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do you eat and drink?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y los escribas y los Fariseos murmuraban contra sus discípulos, diciendo: ¿Por qué coméis y bebéis con los publicanos y pecadores?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Los fariseos y los maestros de la ley que pertenecían a su mismo grupo, se molestaron con los discípulos de Jesús y les dijeron: ¿Por qué comen y beben ustedes con recaudadores de impuestos y con pecadores?

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