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Verse 44. _THOU GAVEST ME NO WATER_] In this respect Simon was sadly
deficient in _civil_ respect, whether this proceeded from
_forgetfulness_ or _contempt_. The custom of giving water to wash the
gu...
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SEEST THOU THIS WOMAN? - You see what this woman has done to me,
compared with what you have done. She has shown me expressions of
regard which you, in your own house, have not shown.
I ENTERED INTO...
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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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SEEST THOU. Host thou mark. Greek. _blepo._ App-133. The Lord calls
Simon's attention to _her works,_ but He calls the woman's attention
(Luke 7:47) to _His own grace_ towards her.
THOU GAVEST, &c. Op...
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_Seest thou this woman_ Rather, Dost thou mark? Hitherto the Pharisee,
in accordance with his customs and traditions, had hardly deigned to
throw upon her one disdainful glance. Now Jesus bids him loo...
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ΒΛΈΠΕΙΣ; ‘Dost thou mark?’ Hitherto the Pharisee, in
accordance with his customs and traditions, had hardly deigned to
throw upon her one disdainful glance. Now Jesus bids him look full
upon her to sh...
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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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SEEST THOU THIS WOMAN?—— The kindness which this woman shewed to
Jesus, was very extraordinary; therefore, as he had all the softer and
finer passions of human nature in their utmost purity and perfec...
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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 he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this
woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my
feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with th...
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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...
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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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NO WATER] cp. Genesis 18:4; Judges 19:21; 1 Samuel 25:41 and see on
John 13:5....
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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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THOU GAVEST ME NO WATER FOR MY FEET. — There had, then, been no real
respect or reverence in the Pharisee’s invitation. It was hardly
more than an act of ostentatious patronage. It was honour enough f...
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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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στραφεὶς : Jesus looks at the woman now for the first time,
and asks His host to look at her, the despised one, that he may learn
a lesson from her, by a contrast to be drawn between her behaviour and...
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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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_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...
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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 Application._
Jesus follows an order the inverse of that which He had taken in the
parable. In the latter He descends from the cause to the effect, from
the debt remitted to the gratitude experi...
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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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44._And turning to the woman. _The Lord appears to compare Simon with
the woman, in such a manner as to make him chargeable with nothing
more than light offenses. But this is spoken only in the way of...
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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 HE TURNED TO THE WOMAN,.... That stood behind him at his feet,
AND SAID TO SIMON, SEEST THOU THIS WOMAN? and what she has done?
pointing to her, and comparing him, and her, and their actions
toge...
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And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this
woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my
feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped _them_ with
t...
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_And he turned to the woman_ That had been a scandalous, notorious
sinner, and was the greater, the five hundred pence debtor. The
Pharisee, however, though the less, the fifty pence debtor, yet was a...
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I ENTERED INTO THY HOUSE; by invitation.
WATER FOR MY FEET; to provide water for washing the feet, was one of
the rites of hospitality; to kiss an invited guest was another; and to
anoint or rub the h...
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AND HE TURNED TO THE WOMAN AND SAID UNTO SIMON, SEEST THOU THIS WOMAN?
I ENTERED INTO THINE HOUSE; THOU GAVEST ME NO WATER FOR MY FEET, BUT
SHE HATH WASHED MY FEET WITH TEARS, AND WIPED THEM WITH THE...
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The parable and its application:...
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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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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 7:40...
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Luke 7:44 Then G2532 turned G4762 (G5651) to G4314 woman G1135 said
G5346 (G5713) Simon G4613 see...
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‘And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this
woman? I entered into your house, you gave me no water for my feet,
but she has wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her
hai...
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Luke 7:44. SEEST THOU THIS WOMAN? He thus brings face to face the two
persons whose cases He had set forth in the parable. Possibly Simon
had hitherto avoided looking at her, or in any case had looked...
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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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TURNING
(στραφεις). Second aorist passive participle.SEEST THOU
(βλεπεις). For the first time Jesus looks at the woman and he
asks the Pharisee to look at her. She was behind Jesus. Jesus was an...
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SIMON
See (James 2:14).
When Jesus would justify the woman in the eyes of Simon, He points to
her works, for only through her works could Simon see the proof of her
faith; but when He would send the...
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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...
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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 7:18. _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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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 7:36. _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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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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I CAME INTO YOUR HOME. Jesus shows the sharp contrast between Simon
and the woman. Simon refused him water; she gave him her tears [which
Augustine calls _the blood of her heart._]. Simon would not gr...
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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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_Simon, seest thou this woman?_
PENITENCE WORTH SEEING
Not only with the bodily eye, for with that he saw and mistook, but
with consideration and observation. The deportment of a true penitent
is wo...
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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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CHAPTER 7 VER.1. _Now when he had ended_ (or fulfilled) _all his
sayings_....
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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 Samuel 25:41; 1 Timothy 5:10; Genesis 19:2; James 2:6; Judges 19:21;...
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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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Thou gavest me no water — It was customary with the Jews to show
respect and kindness to their welcome guests, by saluting them with a
kiss, by washing their feet, and anointing their heads with oil,...
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Observe here, 1. How our Saviour recounts and sums up the several
particular instances of this woman's love and respect towards himself:
she washed, wiped, kissed, and anointed his feet, according to...