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 

biblegateway Luk 19:7

When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."

All who saw it began to complain, "He's gone to lodge with a sinful man!"

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!

biblegateway Luk 19:7

All the people saw this and began to mutter, "He has gone to be the guest of a ‘sinner’."

And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."

bibleoremus Luk 19:7

All who saw it began to grumble and said, "He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner."

At this there was a general murmur of disapproval. “He has gone in to be the guest of a sinner,” they said.

biblegateway Luk 19:7

But when they saw it , they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner."

And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

biblegateway Luk 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 

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.

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.

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.