Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees and to those that taught God’s rules. Many of them did not want to say sorry to God. Jesus loves the sinner; Jesus was teaching them to love their neighbor no matter who they were because no one is exempt from God’s love. Love the sinner and hate the sin. God seeks the lost and rejoices when they are found.

It reads in Luke 15:1-2 Easy English Bible> One day, many bad people and men who took taxes from people were coming round Jesus. They all wanted to hear what Jesus was saying. The Pharisees and teachers of God’s Law did not like this. ‘This man is friendly with people that do not obey God,’ they said. ‘He even eats with them in their homes.’