King James Version
Luke 11:37 in the King James Version says “And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.”
Luke 11:37 · KJV
Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
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
And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Pharisee”
G5330a separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a pharisean, i.e., jewish sectary
“to”
G3704what(-ever) how, i.e., in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)
“with”
G3844properly, near; i.e., (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subj
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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