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Luke 7:49
And they that sat at meat with Him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
And they that sat at meat with Him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
WHO IS THIS ... - A very pertinent question. Who could he be but God? Man could not do it, and there is no wonder that they were amazed....
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Centurion's Servant Healed. (Luke 7:1 .)_ 2. The Widow's Son Raised from the Dead. (Luke 7:11) 3. John's Questions and the Answer. (Luke 7:18) 4. The Testimony Concerning John. ...
THE ANOINTING OF JESUS. Lk. only; perhaps based on the incident (though not to be identified with it) recorded in Mark 14:3 *, Matthew 26:6 *, and introduced here in illustration of Jesus-' friend shi...
A SOLDIER'S FAITH (Luke 7:1-10)...
One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. He went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table; and--look you--there was a woman in the town, a bad woman. She knew that he was at table in...
BEGAN. Noting the uprising of the thought. WHO IS THIS... ? This incident chosen because it sets forth the Lord's Person as God. The subject of this Second Period of His ministry. See App-119....
_began to say within themselves_ His words caused a shock of surprised silence which did not as yet dare to vent itself in open murmurs....
ἬΡΞΑΝΤΟ … ΛΈΓΕΙΝ ἘΝ ἙΑΥΤΟΙ͂Σ. His words caused a shock of surprised silence which did not as yet dare to vent itself in open murmurs. ὋΣ ΚΑῚ. The καί expresses their indignant thoughts....
Ver 36. 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. 37. And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she...
ΉΡΞΑΝΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.), см._ Luke 7:15. ΣΥΝΑΝΑΚΕΊΜΕΝΟΙPRAES. _med. (dep.) part. от_ ΣΥΝΑΝΆΚΕΙΜΑΙ (G4873) сидеть рядом за столом, вместе возлежать за столом. Part, в роли _subst._ ΆΦΊΗΣΙΝ _pr...
WHO IS THIS, &C.?— "Who is this arrogant and presumptuous man, that not only transgresses our rules, by permitting a harlot to touch him, but even presumes to say that he forgiveth sins, which is the...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 5 The Self-Satisfied (Luke 7:36-50) 36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house, and took his place at table. 37And behold, a w...
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? AND THEY THAT SAT AT MEAT WITH HIM BEGAN TO SAY WITHIN THEMSELVES [ en (G1722) heautois (G1...
44 An honored guest would not only be given water, but would have had his feet washed by a slave; he would have been given a kiss of welcome by his host; and he would have been sprayed or rubbed with...
SINS ALSO] RV 'even sins.'...
RAISING OF THE WIDOW'S SON. THE WOMAN WHO WAS A SINNER 1-10. Healing of the centurion's servant. See on Matthew 8:5....
CHRIST ANOINTED AT THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE PHARISEE (peculiar to Lk). Placed here as an illustration of how 'Wisdom' (i.e. the Gospel) is justified by the changed life of one of 'her children' (this si...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 7 THE *FAITH OF AN ARMY OFFICER 7:1-10 V1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people, he went to Capernaum. V2 In that town, an of...
WHO IS THIS THAT FORGIVETH SINS ALSO? — Better, _Who is this that even forgiveth sins?_ The thought that underlay the question, though apparently the questioners were different, was the same as that w...
CHAPTER 13 THE ANOINTING OF THE FEET. Luke 7:36 WHETHER the narrative of the Anointing is inserted in its chronological order we cannot say, for the Evangelist gives us no word by which we may recog...
τίς οὗτος : again the stupid cavil about usurpation of the power to pardon (Luke 5:21)....
_The sinful woman_. This section, peculiar to Lk., one of the golden evangelic incidents we owe to him, is introduced here with much tact, as it serves to illustrate how Jesus came to be called the fr...
_Host and guest_. ἀποκριθεὶς, answering, to his thought written on his face. Σίμων : the Pharisee now is called by his own name as in friendly intercourse. The whole dialogue on Christ's part presents...
THE FORGIVEN SINNER'S GRATEFUL LOVE Luke 7:36-50 What a trio! _Christ_ stands here as a manifestation of the divine love, as it comes among sinners. The love of God is not dependent on our merits; _f...
Here our Lord passed over the national boundary to bring blessing to the household of a Roman centurion. Of that man the elders said, "He is worthy." The man said, "I am not worthy." Jesus Said, "I ha...
CHAPTER 23. GRATITUDE OF THE FALLEN WOMAN WHOM JESUS HAD SAVED Luke 7:36-50. “A certain one of the Pharisees asked Him that He may eat with him; and coming into the house of the Pharisee, He sat down...
_Conclusion._ Bleek has inferred from Luke 7:48, _thy sins are forgiven thee_, that until this moment the woman had not obtained forgiveness. This supposition is excluded by all that precedes. Bleek f...
(36) 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. (37) And, behold, a woman in the city which was a sinner, when she kn...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
49._And those who sat at table with him began to say within themselves. _Hence we again learn, that ignorance of Christ’s office constantly leads men to conceive new grounds of offense. The root of th...
Hence, after this, we find the Spirit acting in the heart of a Gentile (chapter 7). That heart manifested more faith than any among the children of Israel. Humble in heart, and loving the people of Go...
AND THEY THAT SAT AT MEAT WITH HIM,.... Other Pharisees that sat at Simon's table with Christ, whom he had invited as guests, on this occasion of seeing and conversing with Jesus; or some of Simon's f...
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? Ver. 49. _Who is this that forgiveth sins also?_] Ignorance of Christ and his office bred this...
_And they that sat at meat began to say_ Not indeed openly, but _within themselves, Who is this_, &c. “They were exceedingly offended at the power which he claimed. But Jesus, contemning all their mal...
WHO IS THIS? a very pertinent question; and the true answer is, "God over all, blessed for ever." Romans 9:5....
A CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED (vs.1-10) The Lord then came to Capernaum and there was appealed to by a Gentile, a Roman centurion, by means of the mediatorship of Jewish elders. In contrast to this a...
36-50 None can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot enough express self-abhorrence on account of sin, and adm...
These were either the Pharisees, who thought that Christ blasphemed in arrogating to himself such a power as belonged to God alone; or the others, who speak this rather in admiration; but it is probab...
Luke 7:49 And G2532 Him G4873 (G5740) began G756 (G5662) say G3004 (G5721) to G1722 themselves...
‘And those who sat at the meal with him began to say within themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” ' But those who were there recognised the implication of what He had said. He was guarante...
Luke 7:49. WHO IS THIS THAT EVEN FORGIVETH SINS? Comp. chap. Luke 5:21 and the parallel passages. Such a question was natural, and does not necessarily imply decided hostility. THY FAITH HATH SAVED T...
A COMPARISON of the various accounts renders it highly probable that the Evangelist is here following the strict chronological order. (Some think the words of Luke 7:34 may have suggested the insertio...
WHO EVEN FORGIVETH SINS (ος κα αμαρτιας αφιησιν). Present indicative active of same verb, αφιημ. Once before the Pharisees considered Jesus guilty of blasphemy in claiming the power to forgive sins...
Luke 7:44 The Forgiveness of Sin the Remission of a Debt. I. There are a peculiar tenderness and quiet pathos about this narrative which have commended it to many, even of those who have no taste for...
Luke 7:36 I. The narrative encourages sinners of every name and degree to go at once to Christ. He will in nowise cast them out. There are no more touching stories in the Gospels than those which tell...
Luke 7:18. _And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things._ John was in prison, and, possibly, troubled in spirit. Luke 7:19. _And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to...
Luke 7:24. _And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?_ Certainly...
Luke 7:36. _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._ It was usually a suspicious circumstance when a Pharisee des...
CONTENTS: Centurion's servant healed. Widow's son raised. Questions from John the Baptist in prison and Jesus' testimony. Jesus annointed in the Pharisee's house. Parable of the creditor and two debto...
Luke 7:2. _A certain centurion's servant._ As soon as this officer heard of Christ, he believed in him, having been assured of the miracles by competent witnesses. Being a gentile, he sent the rulers...
I TELL YOU, THEN. "Simon, if the one who was forgiven more will love more, this woman's great love proves she has been forgiven, because she had a lot to be forgiven for." [Simon thinks of the woman a...
_And, behold, a woman in the city which was a sinner_ Jesus anointed by a weeping penitent in the house of Simon the Pharisee Much love shown where much sin has been forgiven I. IT IS TO THIS INDIVID...
_Began to say within themselves_ CARE TO BE EXERCISED IN OUR JUDGMENT OF OTHERS This should teach us to take heed how we pass sentence upon the inward intentions and purposes of men. This power is G...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:48 YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN. As in Luke 5:20, Jesus is exercising the divine role of forgiving sins. Who is this, who even forgives s
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:1 Luke helps his readers answer the question “Who is this...?” (v. Luke 7:49) by recounting two healing miracles (vv. Luke
CHAPTER 7 VER.1. _Now when he had ended_ (or fulfilled) _all his sayings_....
_And they that sat at meat with Him began to say within themselves, i.e._ to reason in their hearts, for they did not dare to express their thoughts lest they should be put to rebuke. _Who is this tha...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 7:36. ONE OF THE PHARISEES.—The invitation given by one of the Pharisees to Jesus would seem to belong to an early period of His ministry, before the enmity of that party against...
EXPOSITION LUKE 7:1 The _servant _(_or slave_)_ of the centurion of Capernaum is healed._ LUKE 7:1 NOW WHEN HE HAD ENDED ALL HIS SAYINGS. This clearly refers to the sermon on the mount. That great...
Let's turn now in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 7. At this point in Luke's gospel he is going to give us series of events, miracles that transpired in the life of Jesus. When he ended these say...
Luke 5:20; Luke 5:21; Mark 2:7; Matthew 9:3...
They began. Luke notes the first uprising of the thought. Within themselves [ε ν ε α υ τ ο ι ς]. Better, among themselves, as Rev., in margin. Also [κ α ι]. Much better as Rev., "who even forgiveth...
THE WOMAN WHO WAS A SINNER Luke 7:36 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There was a great gulf between the Pharisees and the publicans. The Pharisees professed a piety, that, in their own estimation, lifted them f...