Luke 11:37

Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in, and sat at the table.

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WEBBE

Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in and sat at the table.

BSB

As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

KJV

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

ASV

Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

BBE

Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal.

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Ἐν En While G1722 δὲ de then G1161 τῷ tō (the) G3588 λαλῆσαι lalēsai speaking G2980 ἐρωτᾷ erōta asked G2065 αὐτὸν auton Him G846 Φαρισαῖος Pharisaios a Pharisee G5330 τις tis a certain one G5100 ὅπως hopōs that G3704 ἀριστήσῃ aristēsē He would dine G709 παρ par᾽ with G3844 αὐτῷ autō him G846 εἰσελθὼν eiselthōn having entered G1525 δὲ de then G1161 ἀνέπεσεν anepesen He reclined G377

The early church

(de Con. Evan. lib. ii. c. 40.) For in order to relate this, Luke has made a variation from Matthew, at that place where both had mentioned what our Lord said concerning the sign of Jonah, and the queen of the south, and the unclean spirit; after which discourse Matthew says, While he yet talked to the people, behold his mother and his brethren stood without desiring to speak to him; but Luke having also in that discourse of our Lord related some of our Lord's sayings which Matthew omitted, now departs from the order which he had hitherto kept with Matthew.
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
The Pharisee, while our Lord still continued on speaking, invites Him to his own house. As it is said, And while he was speaking, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him.
Cyril of Alexandria · d. 444Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
Luke expressly says, And as he spake these things, to show that He had not quite finished what He had purposed to say, but was somewhat interrupted by the Pharisee asking Him to dine. Accordingly, after that it was told Him that His mother and brethren stood without, and He said, For he that doeth the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother, we are given to understand that He by the request of the Pharisee went to the dinner.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 37–54

We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed. When any wait to catch something out of our mouths, that they may insnare us, O Lord, give us thy prudence and thy patience, and disappoint their evil purposes. Furnish us with such meekness and patience that we may glory in reproaches, for Christ's sake, and that thy Holy Spirit may rest upon us.

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