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When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
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A Ritual, Not Hygiene
Commentators explain that the "washing" Jesus skipped was a strict ceremonial ritual, not a simple act of hygiene. The Greek word used, related to "baptize," implies a dipping or immersion for ceremonial purity. The Pharisee was shocked because Jesus ignored a tradition considered a vital part of religious life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Saw it. Saw that he sat immediately down without washing.
Marvelled. Wondered. Was amazed. It was so unusual, and in his v…
That he had not first washed before dinner (οτ ου πρωτον εβαπτισθη προ του αριστου). The verb is first aorist passive indicative o…
19th Century
Anglican
He marvelled that he had not first washed.—See Notes on Matthew 15:2; Mark 7:3. Here the word “washed” (literally, thou…
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Baptist
Not because Christ's hands needed washing, but because it was the custom of the Pharisees to wash before eating, and our Lord broke through the cus…
In a way typical of his use of material, Luke puts the major discourse in the setting of a dinner (cf. 14:1–24) that Jesus himself attended. Having…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the Pharisee saw it That Christ laid himself down on one of the couches and began to eat:
he …
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