Luke Chapter 19, Verse 7
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7: και ιδοντες απαντες διεγογγυζον λεγοντες οτι παρα αμαρτωλω ανδρι εισηλθεν καταλυσαι
7: And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was
gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
7: And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be
a guest with a man that was a sinner.
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 peculiarly wicked. It would appear also from Zaccheus' 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.
