Luke 11:37

Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal.

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And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

In Context

36If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

38And when the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised because he came to the meal without first washing himself.

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Cross References

Luke 14:1And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:30-37

The Sign of the Prophet Jonah. 29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. 31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a… Read the whole commentary →

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