Luke 7:39 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³⁹Now 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.

Luke 7:39 —

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 7:16
And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Mark 7:21
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Isaiah 65:5
Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 36-49)

When and where this passage of story happened does not appear; this evangelist does not observe order of time in his narrative so much as the other evangelists do; but it comes in here, upon occasion of Christ’s being reproached as a friend to publicans and sinners, to show that it was only for their good, and to bring them to repentance, that he conversed with them; and that those whom he admitte…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 39)

39. the Pharisee--who had formed no definite opinion of our Lord, and invited Him apparently to obtain materials for a judgment. spake within himself, &c.--“Ha! I have Him now; He plainly knows nothing of the person He allows to touch Him; and so, He can be no prophet.” Not so fast, Simon; thou hast not seen through thy Guest yet, but He hath seen through thee.