Bible Commentary

Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw [it,] he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman [this is] that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. 39. This man ] The word in the original expresses the supercilious scorn which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 7:39”

And stood at his feet behind [him] weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe [them] with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the ointment. 38. stood at his feet behind him ] This is explained by the arrangement of the triclinia, by which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 7:38”

And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that [Jesus] sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 37. a woman in the city ] The harsher reading of A, B, L, is “who was a sinner in the city.” No city is named, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 7:37”

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. 36-39. Jesus in the House of Simon. 36. one of the Pharisees ] This exquisite narrative is peculiar to St Luke, and well illustrates that conception of the universality and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 7:36”

But wisdom is justified of all her children. 35. But ] Literally, “And,” but the Greek kai often has the force of ‘and yet.’ wisdom ] The personification of God’s wisdom was common in the later Jewish literature, as in the Book of Wisdom. It is also found in the Old Testament (Pro 1:20; Pro … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 7:35”

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! 34. The Son of man is come eating and drinking ] The title explains the reason of our Lord’s practice. He came as the Son of man, and therefore He … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 7:34”

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. 33. neither eating bread nor drinking wine ] “His meat was locusts and wild honey,” Mat 3:4. Being a Nazarite he drank no wine, Luk 1:15; see 2Es 9:24. He hath a devil ] They sneered at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 7:33”

They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. 32. They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace ] Our Lord constantly drew His deepest instruction from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 7:32”

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? 31. And the Lord said ] These words are almost certainly spurious, being omitted by all the best uncials. Whereunto then shall I liken ] Our Lord seems more than once to have used this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 7:31”

But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. 30. rejected the counsel of God against themselves ] i.e. nullified (Gal 2:21 ; Pro 1:24 ) the purpose of God, to their own ruin, or better, ‘with reference to themselves.’ The “purpose of God” (Act 20:27) had … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 7:30”