Luke 11:37 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 11:37

35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.

36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”

Woe to the Pharisees and Lawyers

37 And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat.

38 ^aWhen the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.

39 ^aThen the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but ^byour inward part is full of greed and wickedness.

40 Foolish ones! Did not ^aHe who made the outside make the inside also?

41 ^aBut rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.

42 ^a“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and ^bpass by justice and the ^clove of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

43 ^aWoe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

44 ^aWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! ^bFor you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”

45 Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, “Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also.”

46 And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! ^aFor you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

47 ^aWoe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

48 In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs.

49 Therefore the wisdom of God also said, ^a‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’

50 that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

51 ^afrom the blood of Abel to ^bthe blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

52 ^a“Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.”

53 ¹And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things,

54 lying in wait for Him,¹ and ^aseeking to catch Him in something He might say,² that they might accuse Him.

Verse Comparison: Luke 11:37

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American Standard Version
Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

Amplified® Bible
Now while Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to take dinner with him, so He entered and reclined at table.

Contemporary English Version
When Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him home for a meal. Jesus went and sat down to eat.

Darby English Version
But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

Good News Bible
When Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and sat down to eat.

International Standard Version
After Jesus had said this, a Pharisee invited him to have a meal with him. So Jesus went and took his place at the table.

King James Version
And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

New American Standard Bible
Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee *asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in, and reclined {at the table.}

New International Version
When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table.

New King James Version
And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in, and reclined at the table.

Young's Literal Translation
And in `his' speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),

New English Translation
As he spoke,¹ a Pharisee² invited Jesus³ to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table.⁴

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