Luke 11:38

Luke 11:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
• New International Version (NIV)But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.

Context of Luke 11:38

36So if your whole body is illuminated, with no dark part, it will be entirely bright [with light], as when the lamp gives you light with its bright rays.” 37Now after Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee asked Him to have lunch with him. He went in [the Pharisee’s home] and reclined at the table [without ceremonially washing His hands]. The Pharisee noticed this and was surprised that Jesus did not first ceremonially wash before the meal. 39But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and plate [as required by tradition]; but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 40You foolish ones [acting without reflection or intelligence]! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

Luke 11:38 word by word

ὁ δὲ Φαρισαῖος ἰδὼν ἐθαύμασεν ὅτι οὐ πρῶτον ἐβαπτίσθη πρὸ τοῦ ἀρίστου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• he marvelledθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he hadβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• notοὐou · noG3756
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
• dinnerἄριστονariston · early mealG712

Cross-references for Luke 11:38

• Matthew 15:2“Why do Your disciples violate the tradition (religious laws) handed down by the [Jewish] elders? For Your disciples do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before they eat.”
• Mark 7:2and they had seen that some of His disciples ate their bread with [ceremonially] impure hands, that is, unwashed [and defiled according to Jewish religious ritual].
• John 3:25Therefore there arose a controversy between John’s disciples and a Jew in regard to purification (ceremonial washing).

Commentaries on Luke 11:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38First washed - See on Mark 7:2-4; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38Saw it - Saw that he sat immediately down without washing. Marvelled - Wondered. Was amazed. It was so unusual, and in his view so improper. Had not first washed - He wondered particularly, as he had been among a mixed multitude, and they esteemed the “touch” of such persons polluting. They never ate, therefore, without such washing. The origin of the custom of washing with so much formality “before” they partook of their meals was that they did not use…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-54Verses 37-54 We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed. When any wait to catch something out of our mouths, that they may insnare us, O Lord, give us thy prudence and thy patience, and disappoint their evil purposes. Furnish us with such meekness and patience that we may glory in reproaches, for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38first wash before the meal: The Pharisees had developed elaborate washing rituals to ensure ceremonial purity (see Mark 7:1–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-5438. marvelled, &c.--(See Mr 7:2-4).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:38

• Ablution
• Bigotry
• Hospitality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Purification
• Reproof
• Self-Righteousness
• Teachers

In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings