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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited him home for a meal. So he went in and took his place at the table.

Context of Luke 11:37

35Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. 36If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light." While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. 38The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. 39And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

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 7:36One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table.
• Luke 14:1One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.

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