King James Version
What Does Luke 11:37 Mean?
“And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.”
Context
35
Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
36
If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. the bright: Gr. a candle by its bright shining
37
And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
38
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
39
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(37) **A certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him.**—On the act, and the feeling which it implied, see Note on Luke 7:36. The word translated “dine” implies a morning or noon-tide meal, as distinct from the supper of the evening.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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