Matthew 9:10-11

9:10 As ¹  Jesus ²  was having a meal ³  in Matthew’s ⁴  house, many tax collectors ⁵  and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples. 9:11 When the Pharisees ⁶  saw this they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” ⁷ 

Luke 15:1-2

The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin

15:1 Now all the tax collectors ⁸  and sinners were coming ⁹  to hear him. 15:2 But ¹⁰  the Pharisees ¹¹  and the experts in the law ¹²  were complaining, ¹³  “This man welcomes ¹⁴  sinners and eats with them.”

Luke 19:7

19:7 And when the people ¹⁵  saw it, they all complained, ¹⁶  “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” ¹⁷ 

¹ tn Grk “And it happened that while.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “was reclining at table.”

⁴ tn Grk “in the house.” The Greek article is used here in a context that implies possession, and the referent of the implied possessive pronoun (Matthew) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ sn See the note on tax collectors in 5:46.

⁶ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

⁷ sn The issue here is inappropriate associations. Jews were very careful about personal associations and contact as a matter of ritual cleanliness. Their question borders on an accusation that Jesus is ritually unclean.

⁸ sn See the note on tax collectors in 3:12.

⁹ tn Grk “were drawing near.”

¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

¹¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

¹² tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

¹³ tn Or “grumbling”; Grk “were complaining, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

¹⁴ tn Or “accepts,” “receives.” This is not the first time this issue has been raised: Luke 5:27-32; 7:37-50.

¹⁵ tn Grk “they”; the referent is unspecified but is probably the crowd in general, who would have no great love for a man like Zacchaeus who had enriched himself many times over at their expense.

¹⁶ tn This term is used only twice in the NT, both times in Luke (here and 15:2) and has negative connotations both times (BDAG 227 s.v. διαγογγύζω). The participle λέγοντες (legonte") is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

¹⁷ sn Being the guest of a man who is a sinner was a common complaint about Jesus: Luke 5:31-32; 7:37-50; 15:1-2.