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Verse 37. _A WOMAN - WHICH WAS A SINNER_] Many suppose that this
woman had been a _notorious public prostitute_; but this is taking the
subject by the very _worst_ handle. My own opinion is, that she...
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IN THE CITY - What city is meant is unknown. Some have supposed it was
Nain; some Capernaum; some Magdala; and some Jerusalem.
WHICH WAS A SINNER - Who was depraved or wicked. This woman, it seems,
wa...
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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. ...
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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...
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A SOLDIER'S FAITH (Luke 7:1-10)...
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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...
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A WOMAN. Not to be identified with Mary Magdalene: it is. libel on her
to do so, and quite arbitrary. Compare Matthew 21:32.
THE CITY. That it was Magdala is. pure assumption.
WHICH. who: i.e. refer...
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_a woman in the city_ The harsher reading of A, B, L, is "who was a
sinner in the city." No city is named, but if the Christian church is
right in identifying this woman with Mary Magdalene, we may as...
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ἭΤΙΣ ἮΝ ἘΝ ΤΗ͂Ι ΠΌΛΕΙ ἉΜΑΡΤΩΛΌΣ. ‘Who
was a sinner in the city.’ No city is named, but if the Christian
church is right in identifying this woman with Mary Magdalene, we may
assume that the city impli...
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JESUS IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON...
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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...
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WHICH WAS A SINNER—BOX OF OINTMENT,— _Who had been a sinner—box
of perfume._ It is generally supposed, that the woman who anointed our
Lord in Simon's house, was she who in the Gospel is called Mary
M...
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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...
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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,
AND, BEHOLD, A WOMAN IN THE CITY (WHAT CITY...
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19 As the form of the Greek word for different or "another" is
indefinite as to gender, it may be rendered "a different thing" or
"another thing". That is, John may have hoped that Christ was about to...
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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....
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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...
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A SINNER] i.e. a woman of ill fame, or, rather, one who had been such.
She would have no difficulty in entering the house, as banquets in the
East are generally public functions. AN ALABASTER BOX (RV...
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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...
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A WOMAN IN THE CITY, WHICH WAS A SINNER. — The word is clearly used
as pointing to the special sin of unchastity. The woman was known in
the city as plying there her sinful and hateful calling. The qu...
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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...
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_The situation_. τις τῶν Φ.: when or who not indicated,
probably not known, but of no consequence to the story; the point to
be noted that one of the Pharisaic class was the inviter. τοῦ
Φαρισαίου : t...
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_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...
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γυνὴ, etc., a woman who was in the city, a sinner. This
arrangement of the words (ἥτις ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει, W.H
[78]) represents her as a notorious character; how sinning indicated
by expressive silence: a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_The Offence._
We are still in that epoch of transition, when the rupture between our
Lord and the Pharisees, although already far advanced, was not
complete. A member of this party could still invite...
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(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...
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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...
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_TEARS OF PENITENCE_
‘And, behold, a woman in the city … began to wash His feet with
tears.’
Luke 7:37
The sweet grace of penitence put forth all its fruits in one rich
cluster in that woman’s soul...
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37._A woman who was a sinner _The words stand literally as I have
translated them,( ἥτις ἧν ἁμαζτωλὸς.) _Erasmus _has
chosen to take the pluperfect tense, _who Had Been a sinner, _(241)
lest any one s...
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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...
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AND BEHOLD, A WOMAN IN THE CITY,.... Not Mary Magdalene, spoken of in
Luke 8:2 under another character; and is a different person, who had
not been taken notice of by the evangelist before; nor Mary t...
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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,
Ver. 37. _A woman_] Not that woman, say som...
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Luke 7:37. "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." This woman seems to have been bef...
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_And one of the Pharisees_, &c. When Jesus had finished the preceding
observations on the ministry of John, the obstinacy of the scribes and
Pharisees, and the conduct of all the true lovers of wisdom...
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A SINNER; one who had been notoriously wicked....
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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,...
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THE FIRST ANOINTING OF JESUS.
The anointing:...
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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...
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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...
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Ver. 37,38. What hath made any interpreters imagine this was the some
story which is mentioned MATTHEW 26:6 MARK 14:3 1 THESSALONIANS 12:1,
I cannot tell. The histories agree scarcely in any thing, un...
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The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour
And this is that jar which Mary the sinner bought and poured upon the
head and feet of our Lord Jesus Christ, which thereafter she wiped
with the hair...
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Luke 7:37 And G2532 behold G2400 (G5628) woman G1135 in G1722 city
G4172 who G3748 was G2258 ...
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‘And behold, there was a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and
when she knew that he was sitting at a meal in the Pharisee's house,
she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment, and standing behind a...
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Luke 7:37. A WOMAN WHO WAS IN THE CITY, A SINNER, _i.e._, an unchaste
person. The words ‘in the city' show that she led this life of sin
in the place where the Pharisee lived. What place it was we do...
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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...
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A WOMAN WHICH WAS IN THE CITY, A SINNER
(γυνη ητις εν τη πολε αμαρτωλος). Probably in
Capernaum. The use of ητις means "Who was of such a character as
to be" (cf. Luke 8:3) and so more than merely t...
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SINNER
That is, in the sense of unchaste....
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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...
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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...
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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._
They sat according to the Eastern custom of sitting, which w...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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A WOMAN. SINFUL LIFE. The language implies she was a prostitute in
Capernaum. SHE HEARD THAT JESUS. The fame of Jesus was the talk of the
town. She believed there was mercy, even for her. SO SHE broug...
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_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...
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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
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:37 A WOMAN. Unnamed; see note on Mark 14:3–5.
ALABASTER is a soft stone frequently used as a perfume container.
RECLINING towa
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CHAPTER 7 VER.1. _Now when he had ended_ (or fulfilled) _all his
sayings_....
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_And behold a woman in the city._ Behold, a wonderful thing, and a
wonderful example of penitence. A woman called Mary Magdalene. S. Luke
8:2. It is questioned whether this is the same woman who is me...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Peter 4:18; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:9; John 11:2; John 12:2;...
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A woman who [η τ ι ς]. Of that class which was, etc.
A sinner. Wyc., a sinneress. Her presence there is explained by the
Oriental custom of strangers passing in and out of a house during a
meal to see...
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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...
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A woman — Not the same with Mary of Bethany, who anointed him six
days before his last passover....