New Living Translation
Luke 19:7
7But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.
Luke 19:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
- New International Version (NIV)All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, “He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.”
Context of Luke 19:7
5When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.” 6Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled. 8Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!” 9Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham.
Read all of Luke 19Luke 19:7 word by word
καὶ ἰδόντες πάντες διεγόγγυζον λέγοντες ὅτι παρὰ ἁμαρτωλῷ ἀνδρὶ εἰσῆλθεν καταλῦσαι.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And whenκαίkai · andG2532
- they sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- they allἅπαςhapas · allG537
- murmuredδιαγογγύζωdiagogguzō · to murmurG1234
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- he was goneεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- to be guestκαταλύωkataluō · to destroy/lodgeG2647
- withπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
- a sinnerἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
Cross-references for Luke 19:7
- Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with such scum?”
- Luke 7:34The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’
- Luke 15:2This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!
- Luke 18:9Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else:
- Matthew 9:11But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”
- Matthew 21:28“But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, ‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’
Commentaries on Luke 19:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7To be guest with a man that is a sinner - Meaning either that he was a heathen, or, though by birth a Jew, yet as bad as a heathen, because of his unholy and oppressive office. See the note on Luke 7:37.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Murmured - Found fault, complained. To be a guest - To remain with, or to be entertained by. A man that is a sinner - All publicans they regarded as great sinners, and the “chief” of the publicans, therefore, they regarded as especially wicked. It would appear also from Zacchaeus‘ confession that his character “had been” that of an oppressive man. But the people seemed to forget that he might be a penitent, and that the Messiah came to save that which was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The guest of a sinful man: People also criticized Jesus for spending time with sinners, as they did when he was with Levi (5:27–32; see study note on 5:30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. to be guest--or lodge: something more than "eating with" such (Lu 15:2). a sinner--that was one but a minute ago, but now is not. This mighty change, however, was all unknown to them. But they shall know it presently. "Sinner" would refer both to his office, vile in the eyes of a Jew, and to his character, which it is evident was not good.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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