Verse 38
A certain village - If this village was Bethany, where Martha and Mary lived, at less than two miles' distance from Jerusalem, see John 11:1 , John 11:18 ; John 12:2 , then this must have happened later than Luke places it; because, in Luke 19:29 , he represents Jesus as having arrived after this at Bethany; and what is said in Luke 13:22 , and Luke 17:11 , seems to confirm that this visit of Jesus to Martha and Mary ought to be placed later. Bishop Pearce.
Received him - Kindly received, ὑπεδεξατο , she received him in a friendly manner, under her roof; and entertained him hospitably. So the word is used in the best Greek writers. Martha is supposed by some to have been a widow, with whom her brother Lazarus and sister Mary lodged.
Be the first to react on this!
