And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
And when they saw it, they all murmured. We have gotten so accustomed to this in the Gospel History, that we know the classes that must be here referred to - "the Pharisees and scribes" (Luke 15:2), or their echoes among the multitude.
Saying, That he was gone to be guest, х katalusai (G2647)] - or, 'take up His lodging,' as the same word is rendered in Luke 9:12. The word signifies to 'unloose' or 'unyoke,' as travelers do where they are to rest for the night. (See Genesis 24:23, in Septuagint)
With a man that is a sinner. No, captious Pharisees; he was a sinner up until a minute ago, but now he is a new creature, as his own lips shall presently make manifest.