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When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."
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A 'Sinner' by Reputation
Commentators explain that when the crowd called Zacchaeus a 'sinner,' they meant more than the fact that all people sin. The term was a label for a notorious, socially despised person. As a chief tax collector for Rome, Zacchaeus was viewed as a traitor and extortioner, and the crowd was shocked that a holy teacher would associate with such an outcast.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Murmured. Found fault, complained.
To be a guest. To remain with, or to be entertained by.
A man that is a sinn…
Murmured (διεγογγυζοντο). Imperfect middle of this compound onomatopoetic word δια-γογγυζω. In Lu 5:30 we have the simple γογγυζω,…
19th Century
Anglican
They all murmured.—Better, were all murmuring. It is significant that the murmur was not confined to a special section of rigorou…
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Baptist
Saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
If he had not done so, he could not have gone anywhere, for all m…
The implication of Jesus’ question is clear: Jesus refuses to give more light to those who refuse to accept the light they have (v.8) and make a de…
16th Century
Protestant
And when they saw it, they all murmured. The inhabitants of the town—and, perhaps, some of Christ’s followers—murmur that he …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when they saw it The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions read, "when they all saw this"; that is, as the …
Those who sincerely desire a sight of Christ, like Zaccheus, will break through opposition and take pains to see him. Christ invited himself to Zac…
