Luke 7 · Verse 36

Luke 7:36

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.
Luke 7:36, King James Version

Luke 7:36 in other translations

BSBThen one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
WEBOne of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee’s house and sat at the table.
ASVAnd one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.
YLTAnd a certain one of the Pharisees was asking him that he might eat with him, and having gone into the house of the Pharisee he reclined (at meat),
DARBYBut one of the Pharisees begged him that he would eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee he took his place at table;
BBEAnd one of the Pharisees made a request that he would take a meal with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and took his seat at the table.
WebsterAnd one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down at table.

What does Luke 7:36 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 36. One of the Pharisees. His name was Simon, Lk 7:10. Nothing more is known of him. It is not improbable, however, from what follows (Lk 7:40-47), that he had been healed by the Saviour of some afflictive disease, and made this feast to show his gratitude.

Sat down to meat. The original word here means only that he placed himself or reclined at the table. The notion of sitting at meals is taken from modern customs, and was not practised by the Jews. Mt 23:6.

Meat. Supper. Food of any kind. Sat down to eat.

(a) "one of the Pharisees" Mt 26:6, Mk 14:3, Jn 11:2

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 One of the Pharisees - Called Simon, Luk 7:40. This account is considered by many critics and commentators to be the same with that in Mat 26:6, etc., Mar 14:3; and Joh 12:3. This subject is considered pretty much at large in the notes on Mat 26:6, etc., to which the reader is requested to refer.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 7:36-50
None can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot enough express self-abhorrence on account of sin, and admiration of his mercy, the self-sufficient will be disgusted, because the gospel encourages such repenting sinners. The Pharisee, instead of rejoicing in the tokens of the woman's repentance, confined his thoughts to her former bad character. But without free forgiveness none of us can escape the wrath to come; this our gracious Saviour has purchased with his blood, that he may freely bestow it on every one that believes in him. Christ, by a parable, forced Simon to acknowledge that the greater sinner this woman had been, the greater love she ought to show to Him when her sins were pardoned. Learn here, that sin is a debt; and all are sinners, are debtors to Almighty God. Some sinners are greater debtors; but whether our debt be more or less, it is more than we are able to pay. God is ready to forgive; and his Son having purchased pardon for those who believe in him, his gospel promises it to them, and his Spirit seals it to repenting sinners, and gives them the comfort. Let us keep far from the proud spirit of the Pharisee, simply depending upon and rejoicing in Christ alone, and so be prepared to obey him more zealously, and more strongly to recommend him unto all around us. The more we express our sorrow for sin, and our love to Christ, the clearer evidence we have of the forgiveness of our sins. What a wonderful change does grace make upon a sinner's heart and life, as well as upon his state before God, by the full remission of all his sins through faith in the Lord Jesus!

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Luke 7:36 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἨρώταĒrōtaWas askingG2065
δέdenowG1161
τιςtisoneG5100
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
τῶνtōnof theG3588
ΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnPhariseesG5330
ἵναinathatG2443
φάγῃphagēHe may eatG5315
μετ᾽met᾽withG3326
αὐτοῦ.autouhim.G846
καὶkaiandG2532
εἰσελθὼνeiselthōnhaving enteredG1525
εἰςeisintoG1519
τὸνtontheG3588
οἶκονoikonhouseG3624
τοῦtouof theG3588
ΦαρισαίουPharisaiouPhariseeG5330
κατεκλίθη.kateklithēHe was sat.G2625

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 7:36

  • Mark 14:3-9

    And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. …

  • Matthew 26:5-6

    But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

  • Luke 14:1

    And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

  • John 11:2-16

    (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. …

  • Luke 11:37

    And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

  • Luke 7:34

    The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
one.
Mt 26:6-5; Mr 14:3-9; Joh 11:2-16
And he.
34; 11:37; 14:1

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Context

  • Luke 7:35

    But wisdom is justified of all her children.

  • Luke 7:36

    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.

  • Luke 7:37

    And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

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Luke 7:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y le rogó uno de los Fariseos, que comiese con él. Y entrado en casa del Fariseo, sentóse á la mesa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et un des pharisiens le pria de manger avec lui. Et entrant dans la maison du pharisien, il se mit à table.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es bat ihn aber einer der Pharisäer, daß er mit ihm essen möchte; und er ging in das Haus des Pharisäers und legte sich zu Tische.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Rogabat autem illum quidam de pharisæis ut manducaret cum illo. Et ingressus domum pharisæi discubuit.