Luke
Luke 5:29–32
29Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them. 30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
31Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
Word by word
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Luke 5:29
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Levi | Λευὶς | Leuis | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3018 Levi |
| hosted | ἐποίησεν | epoiēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| a great | μεγάλην | megalēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| banquet | δοχὴν | dochēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1403 a reception, party |
| for | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| at | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| house | οἰκίᾳ | oikia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3614 a house, household |
| A large | πολὺς | polys | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| crowd | ὄχλος | ochlos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3793 a crowd |
| of tax collectors | τελωνῶν | telōnōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5057 a collector of taxes |
| was there | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| along with | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| others | ἄλλων | allōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G243 other, another, different |
| who | οἳ | hoi | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| were | ἦσαν | ēsan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| eating | κατακείμενοι | katakeimenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2621 I recline, am lying ill |
| with | μετ’ | met’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Luke 5:30
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Pharisees | Φαρισαῖοι | Pharisaioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5330 a Pharisee |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| scribes | γραμματεῖς | grammateis | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning |
| complained | ἐγόγγυζον | egongyzon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1111 I whisper, murmur, grumble |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| disciples | μαθητὰς | mathētas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| Why | Διὰ | Dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| do you eat | ἐσθίετε | esthiete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2068 I eat |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| drink | πίνετε | pinete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4095 I drink, imbibe |
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| tax collectors | τελωνῶν | telōnōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5057 a collector of taxes |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| sinners | ἁμαρτωλῶν | hamartōlōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G268 sinning, sinful, a sinner |
Luke 5:31
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| answered | ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| not | Οὐ | Ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| healthy | ὑγιαίνοντες | hygiainontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5198 I am well |
| need | χρείαν | chreian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5532 need, necessity, business |
| a doctor | ἰατροῦ | iatrou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2395 a physician |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| sick | κακῶς | kakōs | Adverb | G2560 badly, evilly |
Luke 5:32
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have not come | ἐλήλυθα | elēlytha | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| to call | καλέσαι | kalesai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2564 I call, invite, name |
| righteous | δικαίους | dikaious | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1342 just, righteous, impartial |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| sinners | ἁμαρτωλοὺς | hamartōlous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G268 sinning, sinful, a sinner |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| repentance | μετάνοιαν | metanoian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3341 repentance, a change of mind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 5:29 Mark 2:15 · 1 Corinthians 10:27 · Matthew 9:10 · Luke 15:1
Luke 5:30 Acts 23:9 · Luke 15:1–2
Luke 5:31 Mark 2:17 · Matthew 9:12–13 · Jeremiah 8:22
Luke 5:32 Luke 19:10 · Luke 15:10 · 1 Timothy 1:15–16 · Luke 15:7 · Acts 3:19 · Luke 24:47 · Acts 17:30 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Luke 4:18–19 · 2 Peter 3:9 · Luke 18:10–14 · Acts 20:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.