John Bengel Commentary - Luke 7:37 - 7:37

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John Bengel Commentary - Luke 7:37 - 7:37


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Luk 7:37. Γυνὴ, a woman) whose name is unknown. [There is certainly a great correspondence between this history and that which Joh 12:3, etc.; Mat 26:6, etc.; and Mar 14:3, etc., record: especially in this respect, that both events happened in the house of a certain Simon. But indeed the anointing described by Luke took place in a city of Galilee, before the transfiguration, nay, even before the second Passover: the other anointing took place at Bethany, six days before the third Passover. The woman in Luke had been heretofore a sinner; Mary had been a different kind of character, Joh 11:1-2 (comp. Luk 7:5). In fine, Simon the Pharisee doubted whether Jesus was a prophet: whereas Simon the leper had no longer any grounds left for doubting, inasmuch as Lazarus, who had been raised to life, was present.-Harm., p. 302.]-ἀμαρτωλὸς, a sinner) Referring to the chief sin which women can commit, unchastity.-καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα, and having come to know [having learnt]) Καὶ, and, omitted by many, is here a redundant particle;[77] but yet it adds grace to the sentence, as ו in ויבחר, 1Ch 28:5. The particle may also seem to have been repeated after a parenthesis [καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ (-) καὶ ἐπιγν.], for the purpose of separating the mention of her sins and of her conversion.-ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ, in the house) Love impelled her so, as that she did not expect to find a more convenient place or opportunity for effecting her purpose elsewhere.

[77] ABPΔ Memph. Syr. support it. Rec. Text and Vulg. omit it.-ED. and TRANSL.