Luke 7:39

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Matthew 21:28

General references

Jonah 4:1

Luke 5:30

Luke 15:2

Bible References

He spake

Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’

The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

For a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, by not receiving from his hands what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.”

For as he thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But his heart is not with you.

But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

This man

Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”

There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray.”

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

Would

And there was a woman in the city who was a sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume,

Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:

“Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.

But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

So the last shall be first, and the first last.”

“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work today in the vineyard.’

General references

But it greatly displeased Jonah and he became angry.

The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”