Luke 11:37

Luke 11:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
• New International Version (NIV)When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table.
• English Standard Version (ESV)While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat.

Context of Luke 11:37

35Take care, then, that the light in you is not darkness. 36If, therefore, your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be entirely illuminated, as when a lamp shines its light on you.” As he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him. So he went in and reclined at the table. 38When the Pharisee saw this, he was amazed that he did not first perform the ritual washing before dinner. 39But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.

Luke 11:37 word by word

Ἐν δὲ τῷ λαλῆσαι ἐρωτᾷ αὐτὸν Φαρισαῖος ὅπως ἀριστήσῃ παρ᾽ αὐτῷ. εἰσελθὼν δὲ ἀνέπεσεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• asἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• he spakeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• besoughtἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• toὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
• dineἀριστάωaristaō · to eat early mealG709
• withπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• he went inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• and sat down to meatἀναπίπτωanapipto · to reclineG377

Cross-references for Luke 11:37

• Luke 7:36Then one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
• Luke 14:1One Sabbath, when he went in to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19Although I am free from all and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people.

Commentaries on Luke 11:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37To dine - ̔ Ϛ . The word dignifies the first eating of the day. The Jews made but two meals in the day; their may be called their breakfast or their dinner, because it was both, and was but a slight meal. Their chief meal was their or supper, after the heat of the day was over; and the same was the principal meal among the Greeks and Romans. Josephus, in his Life, says, sect. 54, that the legal hour of the , on the Sabbath, was the sixth hour, or at…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37And as he spake - While he was addressing the people, and particularly while he was reproving that generation and declaring its crimes. A certain Pharisee - The Pharisees had been particularly referred to in the discourse of the Saviour recorded in the previous verses. This one, perhaps, having felt particularly the force of the remarks of Jesus, and being desirous of being alone with him, invited him to go home with him. There is little doubt that this…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. 37a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him: See study note on 7:36.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-5438. marvelled, &c.--(See Mr 7:2-4).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:37

• Hospitality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Reproof
• Self-Righteousness

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