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Luke 5:30

King James Version (KJV)

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Luke 5:30

Verse 30 of 39

Scripture focus

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Luke 5:30 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Luke 5:30

Theological / Devotional

Murmured. Gr. gogguzo, a word imitating the sound of the cooing of doves or pigeons, which seem to be incessantly arguing about something.

Publicans and sinners. In Greek, a single definite article defines both words, so putting the two groups into one category. From the viewpoint of the Pharisees there was no difference between them. A “publican” was automatically a “sinner” simply by virtue of the fact that he was a tax collector (see on ch. 3:12).

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