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New Living Translation

Luke 19:7

But the people were displeased. "He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner," they grumbled.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bigotry;   Hospitality;   Jericho;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Publicans;   Zacchaeus (Zaccheus);   Thompson Chain Reference - Bigotry-Catholicity;   Censoriousness;   Charitableness-Uncharitableness;   Christ;   Fault-Finding;   Friend of Sinners;   Guest, Christ a;   Hospitality;   Sinners' Friend, the;   Social Life;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Murmuring;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jericho;   Zaccheus;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jericho;   Luke, gospel of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Hospitality;   Wealth;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jericho;   Zacchaeus;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethany;   Jerusalem;   Zacchaeus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Community of Goods;   Disciples;   Guest;   Jericho;   Luke, Gospel of;   Marriage;   Restitution;   Zaccheus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Zacchaeus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Character;   Claims (of Christ);   Common Life;   Discourse;   Gentleness (2);   Guest;   Guest-Chamber;   Ideal;   Inn;   Invitation;   Man (2);   Mission;   Murmur, Murmuring ;   Nationality;   Paradox;   Perfection (of Jesus);   Presentation ;   Property (2);   Religion (2);   Sinners;   Social Life;   Sympathy;   Trade and Commerce;   Wealth (2);   Zacchaeus ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Zaccheus;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jericho;   Zacch us;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Zacchae'us;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Guest;   Inn;   Justification;   Murmur;   Sinner;   Trespass;   Wealth;   Zacchaeus;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 14;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All who saw it began to complain, “He’s gone to stay with a sinful man.”
King James Version (1611)
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
King James Version
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
English Standard Version
And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
New American Standard Bible
When the people saw this, they all began to complain, saying, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!"
New Century Version
All the people saw this and began to complain, "Jesus is staying with a sinner!"
Amplified Bible
When the people saw it, they all began muttering [in discontent], "He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a [notorious] sinner."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
Legacy Standard Bible
And when they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
Berean Standard Bible
And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!"
Contemporary English Version
Everyone who saw this started grumbling, "This man Zacchaeus is a sinner! And Jesus is going home to eat with him."
Complete Jewish Bible
Everyone who saw it began muttering, "He has gone to be the house-guest of a sinner."
Darby Translation
And all murmured when they saw [it], saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man.
Easy-to-Read Version
Everyone saw this. They began to complain, "Look at the kind of man Jesus is staying with. Zacchaeus is a sinner!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when all they sawe it, they murmured, saying, that hee was gone in to lodge with a sinfull man.
George Lamsa Translation
Now when they all saw it, they murmured, saying, He has entered to stay in the house of a sinner.
Good News Translation
All the people who saw it started grumbling, "This man has gone as a guest to the home of a sinner!"
Lexham English Bible
And when they saw it, they all began to complain, saying, "He has gone in to find lodging with a man who is a sinner!"
Literal Translation
And having seen, all murmured, saying, He has gone in to stay with a sinful man.
American Standard Version
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.
Bible in Basic English
And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.
Hebrew Names Version
When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."
International Standard Version
But all the people who saw this began to complain, saying, "He went to be the guest of a notoriousnotorious
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Etheridge Translation
But when they all saw (this), they murmured, and said that with a man a sinner he hath gone in to abide.
Murdock Translation
And when they all saw [fn] , they murmured, and said: He hath gone in to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they al saw it, they murmured, saying that he was gone in to tary with a man that is a synner.
English Revised Version
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.
World English Bible
When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And seeing it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone to be guest with a sinner.
Weymouth's New Testament
When they all saw this, they began to complain with indignation. "He has gone in to be the guest of a notorious sinner!" they said.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne alle men sayn, thei grutchiden seiynge, For he hadde turned to a synful man.
Update Bible Version
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He has gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
New English Translation
And when the people saw it, they all complained, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
New King James Version
But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner."
New Life Bible
When the people saw it, they began to complain among themselves. They said, "He is going to stay with a man who is known to be a sinner."
New Revised Standard
All who saw it began to grumble and said, "He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And all, when they beheld, began to murmur, saying - With a sinful man, hath he gone in to lodge!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner.
Revised Standard Version
And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when they sawe that they all groudged sayinge: He is gone in to tary with a man that is a synner.
Young's Literal Translation
and having seen [it], they were all murmuring, saying -- `With a sinful man he went in to lodge!'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan they sawe that, they murmured all, and sayde, yt he was gone in, to a synner.
Mace New Testament (1729)
upon seeing this, they all murmur'd, saying, he is going to be treated by a dissolute person.
Simplified Cowboy Version
But the other folks sure didn't like it much. They said, "Of all the people he could stay with, why did he choose the sorriest one in Jericho?"

Contextual Overview

1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way. 5 When 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." 6 Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. 7 But the people were displeased. "He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner," they grumbled. 8 Meanwhile, 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!" 9 Jesus responded, "Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they all: Luke 5:30, Luke 7:34, Luke 7:39, Luke 15:2, Luke 18:9-14, Matthew 9:11, Matthew 21:28-31

Reciprocal: Matthew 5:46 - publicans Matthew 10:11 - inquire Matthew 11:19 - a friend Matthew 20:4 - Go Matthew 20:11 - they murmured Mark 2:16 - How Luke 7:37 - which John 6:41 - murmured John 9:24 - a sinner 1 Corinthians 10:27 - bid 1 Timothy 1:16 - for a

Cross-References

Genesis 19:4
But before they retired for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.
Genesis 19:9
"Stand back!" they shouted. "This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he's acting like our judge! We'll treat you far worse than those other men!" And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door.
Genesis 19:11
Then they blinded all the men, young and old, who were at the door of the house, so they gave up trying to get inside.
Genesis 19:23
Lot reached the village just as the sun was rising over the horizon.
Genesis 19:24
Then the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Leviticus 18:22
"Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.
Leviticus 20:13
"If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense.
Deuteronomy 23:17
"No Israelite, whether man or woman, may become a temple prostitute.
Judges 19:23
The old man stepped outside to talk to them. "No, my brothers, don't do such an evil thing. For this man is a guest in my house, and such a thing would be shameful.
Acts 17:26
From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they saw it,.... The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions read, "when they all saw this"; that is, as the Persic version, rather paraphrasing than translating, says, "the men and the multitude that were with him"; the "pharisaical" sort, the priests and Levites, of which there were great numbers in Jericho;

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They all murmured; as the Scribes and Pharisees did, at his eating with publicans and sinners, Luke 15:2.

Saying, that he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner; a notorious one, an abandoned profligate creature; one of the worst of sinners, as being a publican, and the chief of them; who had amassed vast riches to himself, by extortion and oppression; and they thought it was not agreeable to the character of an holy man, and a venerable prophet, which Christ bore, to go into such a man's house, eat at his table; and have familiar conversation with him; see Matthew 9:10.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Murmured - 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 lost.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 19:7. To 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. Luke 7:37; Luke 7:37.


 
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