Luke 5:30Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"
The setting
Capernaum, Israel ~28 AD. Day. At Levi's house after Jesus called him from the tax booth. Religious leaders watching from outside...
The emotion here: self-righteous indignation mixed with fear of losing religious control
The original word
diagongyzō (διαγογγύζω) — to murmur through, whisper complaints back and forth
Why it matters
Tax collectors were considered traitors who collected Roman taxes with excessive rates for personal profit
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What most readers miss in Luke 5:30
They didn't confront Jesus directly — they complained TO his disciples ABOUT him
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about theological disagreement, but it was really about social status. The Pharisees were protecting their reputation by distancing from 'unclean' people.
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Bible Genome reading
Luke 5:30 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 5:30 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Pharisees. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include criticism, judgment. Notable phrases: murmured against; tax collectors and sinners.
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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