38 And when the Pharisee saw it , he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. Ver. 38. That he had not washed ] This the Pharisees deemed as great a sin as to commit fornication. (Godw. Antiq. Heb 49) read more
39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. Ver. 39. See Matthew 23:25 . read more
40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? Ver. 40. Did not he that made, &c. ] Ought he not, therefore, to be served with both? It is the hidden man of the heart that he most regardeth; the law of the mind that he would have chiefly observed. read more
41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. Ver. 41. But rather give alms ] So Daniel counsels Nebuchadnezzar,Daniel 4:27; Daniel 4:27 . Ralph, Bishop of Chichester, A. D. 1070, drawing towards his end, delivered unto the poor with his own hands whatsoever he had in the world (I inquire not with what intention), leaving himself scarcely clothes to cover him. Alexander V, Bishop of Rome, was liberal to the poor (saith the historian), that he... read more
42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Ver. 42. But woe unto you ] Notwithstanding your tithing of potted herbs, wherein you think you take course that all things may be clean to you, Luke 11:41 . Or woe unto you, for that through covetousness you exact the utmost of your tithes, &c. So some sense this text. read more
43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. Ver. 43. See Matthew 23:6 . read more
44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them . Ver. 44. For ye are as graves ] As the deep grave keeps the stinking carcase from offending any one’s smell, so doth the dissembling hypocrite so cleanly carry the matter that hardly the sharpest nose, &c. read more
45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. Ver. 45. Thou reproachest us also ] Who meddled with them, but that their own consciences accused them? It is a rule of Jerome, Ubi generalis de vitiis disputatio est, ibi nullius personae est iniuria; neque carbone notatur quisquam, quasi malus sit, sed omnes admonentur ne sint mali. Where the discourse is of all, there is no personal intimation of any. read more
46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Ver. 46. See Matthew 23:4 . read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 11:37
37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. Ver. 37. Sat down to meat ] And yet, at their own tables, he sets the Pharisees forth in their colours, and entertaineth them with as many menaces as they do him with messes of meat. read more