Luke 19:7When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."
The setting
Jericho, Israel, ~30 AD. The crowd erupts in whispered outrage as Jesus enters the home of the town's most hated man...
The emotion here: carefully documenting the predictable religious opposition Jesus constantly faced
The original word
diagongyzō (διεγόγγυζον) — continuous murmuring, like the Israelites complaining in the wilderness
Why it matters
Jewish law forbade eating with sinners because it implied acceptance and fellowship
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 19:7
The same Greek word for 'murmured' was used when Israel complained against God in the wilderness
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about general gossip, but this was specifically about Jewish purity laws - Jesus was breaking serious religious protocol by entering a sinner's house.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 19:7
Bible Genome reading
Luke 19:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 19:7 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to crowd. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 15% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, prejudice. Notable phrases: they all murmured; gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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