Luke 7:39

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 7:36-50

51. In the house of Simon the Pharisee (Luke 7:36-50)Like most Pharisees, Simon no doubt kept the laws of holiness and thought that God was more pleased with him than with socially despised people such as tax collectors and prostitutes. He was therefore surprised that Jesus allowed a prostitute to wash his feet. In Simon’s view this showed that Jesus did not have divine knowledge, otherwise he would know the sort of person the woman was and would not allow her to touch him (Luke 7:36-39).Jesus... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 7:39

bidden = invited. within. Greek. en = in. App-104 . if, &c. Assuming and believing the fact. App-118 . known = got to know, as in Luke 7:36 . that. Same as "which" in Luke 7:36 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 7:39

Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.Spake within himself ... Only in the word of God may it be read what men said within themselves, and Luke has several such instances: the prodigal son (Luke 15:17), the unjust steward (Luke 16:3), etc. This Pharisee was correct in one of the premises of his conceited syllogism, namely,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 7:39-40

Luke 7:39-40. Now when the Pharisee—saw it, &c.— Simon, perceiving what was done, immediately concluded that Jesus could not be a prophet; since in that case, instead of allowing her even to touch him, he would certainly have expelled her from his presence forthwith, as the tradition of the elders directed; for it was a maxim among the Pharisees, that the very touch of the wicked caused pollution. But though Simon did not declare his sentiments, they were not hidden from Christ; who, to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 7:39

39. the Pharisee—who had formed no definite opinion of our Lord, and invited Him apparently to obtain materials for a judgment. spake within himself, c.—"Ha! I have Him now He plainly knows nothing of the person He allows to touch Him; and so, He can be no prophet." Not so fast, Simon; thou hast not seen through thy Guest yet, but He hath seen through thee. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 7:36-50

4. The anointing by a sinful woman 7:36-50This incident, appearing only in Luke’s Gospel, illustrates the truth just expressed in Luke 7:35. Here is a case in point of what Jesus had just described happening (Luke 7:34). Jesus reached out to a sinner only to receive criticism from a fastidious Pharisee. The love that the woman lavished on Jesus contrasts with Simon the Pharisee’s lack of love for Him. The motif of Jesus’ identity is also significant in this story since Jesus had forgiven the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 7:39

Simon deduced that Jesus could not be a prophet since if He were He would not permit a sinful woman to do what this woman was doing. The touch of a "sinner" brought ceremonial defilement. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 7:39

7:39 what (e-26) As ch. 1.29. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 7:1-50

Raising of the Widow’s Son. The Woman who was a Sinner1-10. Healing of the centurion’s servant. See on Matthew 8:5.11-17. The raising of the widow’s son (peculiar to Lk). On the credibility and significance of Christ’s miracles of resurrection, consult Matthew 9:18; John 11:1.11. Nain] 25 m. SW. of Capernaum on the hill ’little Hermon’ as it slopes down to the plain of Esdraelon: now a squalid collection of mud-hovels. Much people] RV ’a great multitude.’ Lazarus also was raised in the presence... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 7:39

(39) This man, if he were a prophet.—The words show that the Pharisee had had a half-feeling of respect for our Lord as a teacher, that he at least knew that He was looked upon by the people as a prophet. There is traceable in what he says a tone of satisfaction at having detected what seemed to him inconsistent with the conception of a prophet’s character. It is noticeable that he, like the woman of Samaria (John 4:19), sees that character manifested, not merely in prediction, but in the power... read more