A woman which was in the city, a sinner (γυνη ητις εν τη πολε αμαρτωλος). Probably in Capernaum. The use of ητις means "Who was of…

In the city. What city is meant is unknown. Some have supposed it was Nain; some Capernaum; some Magdala; and some Jerusalem.

Wh…

A woman in the city, which was a sinner.—The word is clearly used as pointing to the special sin of unchastity. The woman…

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.

The Venerable Bede: Having just said, “And the people that heard him justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John…

Since Jesus accepted an invitation from this Pharisee named Simon, Jesus cannot be accused of spurning the Pharisees socially. The woman took advan…

A woman who was a sinner. The words stand literally as I have translated them (ἥτις ἧν ἁμαρτωλός). Erasmus has chosen to use the …

And behold, a woman in the city
Not Mary Magdalene, spoken of in (Luke 8:2) under another character; and is a diff…

No one can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot express e…