Luke 11:38
“And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without,.... That is, made clean that which is without, or the outside of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Saw it - Saw that he sat immediately down without washing. Marvelled - Wondered. Was amazed. It was so unusual, and in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 11:37-54
Christ here says many of those things to a Pharisee and his guests, in a private conversation at table, which he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he marvelled that he had not first washed Literally, "bathed." No washing was necessary to eat a few dates or figs. At…