This man (ουτος). Contemptuous, this fellow.

If he were a (the) prophet (ε ην [ο] προφητης). Condition of …

He spake within himself. Thought.

If he were a prophet. The word prophet here means not one who predicts future e…

This man, if he were a prophet.—The words show that the Pharisee had had a half-feeling of respect for our Lord as a teacher, that…

When she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, a…

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

In this masterly narrative, Luke now directs attention to the Pharisee, who in mulling over the matter reaches three conclusions: (1) If Jesus were…

Now when the Pharisee, which had invited him, saw it
Simon, who had invited Christ to eat with him, when he saw what…

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…