Luke 7:39

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Summary

Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

He spake

This man

Luke 7:16

John 7:12

John 9:24

Would

General references

Luke 5:30

Luke 15:2

Bible References

He spake

Produce, then, fruit that is consistent with the repentance that you profess, and do not even begin to say within yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you, God can raise up descendants for Abraham even out of these stones.

So he began to argue with himself, 'What am I to do, because I have nowhere to store my crops?'

Then the manager said to himself, What shall I do, because my master is going to take my position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

And he would not for a time, but afterward he said to himself, Though I have no reverence for God nor respect for men,

Some scribes were sitting there arguing and saying to themselves,

for from the inside, that is, from the hearts of men, designs for doing evil come, sexual immorality, stealing, murder,

This man

So awe seized them all, and they began to praise God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and, "God has visited His people!"

And there was a great deal of grumbling about Him among the crowds, some saying that He was a good man, and others that He was not, but was misleading the masses.

So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give God the praise; we know this man is a sinner."

Would

There was a woman in the town who was a social outcast, and when she learned that He was taking dinner at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster bottle of perfume

And so the Pharisees and scribes continually grumbled, and said, "This fellow is welcoming notorious sinners, and even eating with them."

To some people who were confident that they themselves were upright, but who scorned everybody else, He told the following story:

And when He heard it, He said, "It is not well, but sick people that have to send for a doctor.

So those who are last now will be first then, and those first will be last."

"But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons, He came to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in my vineyard today.'

General references

Now the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling at His disciples, and were saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax-collectors and notorious sinners?"

And so the Pharisees and scribes continually grumbled, and said, "This fellow is welcoming notorious sinners, and even eating with them."