Luke 19:7

19:7 And when the people ¹  saw it, they all complained, ²  “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” ³ 

Luke 1:27

1:27 to a virgin engaged ⁴  to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, ⁵  and the virgin’s name was Mary.

Luke 6:8

6:8 But ⁶  he knew ⁷  their thoughts, ⁸  and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand here.” ⁹  So ¹⁰  he rose and stood there.

[19:7]  ¹ 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.

[19:7]  ² 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.

[19:7]  ³ 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.

[1:27]  ⁴ tn Or “promised in marriage.”

[1:27]  ⁵ tn Grk “Joseph, of the house of David.”

[6:8]  ⁷ tn Here the conjunction δέ (de) has been translated as contrastive.

[6:8]  ⁸ sn The statement that Jesus knew their thoughts adds a prophetic note to his response; see Luke 5:22.

[6:8]  ⁹ tn Grk “their reasonings.” The implication is that Jesus knew his opponents’ plans and motives, so the translation “thoughts” was used here.

[6:8]  ¹⁰ sn Most likely synagogues were arranged with benches along the walls and open space in the center for seating on the floor.

[6:8]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the man’s action was a result of Jesus’ order.