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Luke
Chapter
7
{Healing
the Centurion's Slave}
7:1``After
He {Jesus} had finished teaching
all
His teachings to the people,
He
entered Capernaum.
7:2``A
Centurion {a gentile Roman commander of 100 men}
there
had 'an esteemed slave'/'a servant who was dear to him',
who
was sick and at the point of death.
7:3``
When, having heard about Jesus,
he
'sent on a mission under his authority' {apostello}
some
Jewish elders {presbuteros} to Him . . .
asking
Him to come and heal His slave.
7:4-5``
And, having come into the presence of Jesus,
they
urged Him earnestly,
"He
keeps on being worthy to have you do this for him, 7:5``
because
he has 'agape type love' {agapao} for our nation
and
he built us our synagogue."
{Note: Agape is the impersonal type of love based on who and what you are. This means this Centurion had integrity and therefore respected the culture of the people under his control.}
7:6``
So Jesus went with them.
When
He was not far from the house,
the
Centurion sent friends to say to Him,
"Lord
do not trouble Yourself . . .
{kurios - here this indicates the Centurion
was a believer in Jesus Christ},
for
I am not worthy to have You come under my roof."
{Note: One of the Jewish Taboos was for a Jew not to enter into the house of a Gentile. The Centurion knew this custom and was trying to honor Jewish tradition. An indication of the virtue in his soul.}
7:7-8`` "That is why I did not presume to come to You.
But
say the word, and My servant must be healed . . . 7:8``
for
I too am a man set under authority . . . with soldiers under me.
I
say to this one, 'Go!' . . . and he goes.
And
to another, 'Come!' . . . and he comes.
And
to my slave, 'Do this!' . . . and he does it."
{Note: Another indication of the virtue in the soul of the Centurion. He understands the principal of respect for the authority of others.}
7:9``Now Jesus, having heard this, was amazed at him.
He
turned and said to the crowd that followed Him,
"I
{Jesus} tell you, not even in Israel,
have
I discovered/found {heurisko} such faith {pistis}."
7:10``So
when those who had been sent returned to the house,
they
found the slave having been sick . . . well {hugiaino}.
{Raising
a Widow's Son}
7:11``And
it came to pass {new topic}
next/'successively
in order' {hexes},
He
{Jesus} went to a town called Nain . . .
likewise
His disciples/students and a large crowd {went with Him}.
7:12``
As He approached the town gate,
and
behold {means PAY ATTENTION - is an attention grabber}
a
man who had died {thnesko} was being carried out . . .
the
only son of his mother.
And
she was a widow.
And
a large crowd from the town was with her.
7:13``And
the Lord, having seen her,
was
'moved with compassion' for her
{idiom: splagchnizomai - means to be 'moved in your bowels' -
bowels are used for emotions}
and
said to her, "Do not weep {an order}."
7:14``And
having approached,
He
touched the bier/'funeral couch',
and
those who carried it stood still.
He
{Jesus} said, "Young man {neaniskos},
To
you I am saying, 'Get up!' {an order} "
7:15``And,
the 'one who was dead' {nekros}
sat
up and began to speak.
So, He {Jesus} gave him back to his mother.
7:16``But
fear/awe/respect {phobos} 'took hold'/seized them all,
and
they began to praised/extolled {doxazo} God, saying,
"A
great prophet has appeared among us!"
and
. . . "God has 'looked upon to help' {episkeptomai} His people!"
7:17``And
this report/word about Him {Jesus}
circulated
throughout Judea
and
all the surrounding country.
{Jesus
and John the Herald/Baptist}
7:18``And/Also,
the students/disciples {mathetes} of John
{John here is often called the Baptist but it is also appropriate
to call him the Herald because he was the Herald of the King}
informed
him about all these things.
7:19``
So John,
having
called two of his students/disciples {mathetes},
sent
{pempo} them to Jesus to ask,
"Are
You the One Who is to come,
or
should we look for 'another of the same kind' {allos}?"
7:20``And,
having approached Him {Jesus}, they said,
"John
the Baptizer {Baptistes}
has
'sent us on a mission under his authority' {apostello}
to
You to ask, 'Are You the One Who is to come,
or
should we look for another of the same kind?'"
7:21``And,
'at that very time'/'in the same hour' {hora}
He
{Jesus} cured many people,
of
'chronic diseases' {nosos},
and
plagues/'acute, distressing illnesses' {mastix}
and
evil spirits {poneros pneuma},
and
granted sight to many who were blind.
7:22-23``Then
Jesus 'had an answer for'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of himself to' {apokrinomai} them,
"Having
gone on your way,
report
{an order} to John what you have seen and heard:
the
blind receive their sight,
the
'crippled ones'/lame walk,
the
lepers are cleansed,
the
'those who can not hear'/deaf hear,
the
dead are raised,
the
poor have good news proclaimed to them . . . 7:23``
and
'blessed is'/'happiness to' {makarios} . . .
'anyone
who takes no offense at Me'/
'if
{ean} one does not take offense at Me
{ean - 3rd class condition with skandalizo in subjunctive tense}
-
maybe they will take offense, maybe they will not'."
7:24-28``Then
the messengers of John having gone,
{aggelos - means messenger also means 'angels' but not here}
He
{Jesus} began to speak to the crowds about John:
"What
did you go out into the desert/'uninhabited areas to see?
A
reed shaken by the wind?" 7:25``
But,
in contrast, what then did you go out to see?
A man dressed in 'clothing soft to the touch'/'luxurious clothing'?
Behold,
those who wear splendid apparel
and
live in luxury are in kings' courts {basileion}. 7:26``
But, in contrast, what then did you go out to see?
A
prophet? Yes, I tell you . . .
and
'something more excellent' than a prophet. 7:27``
This
is the one about whom it is written {Malachi 3:1},
'Look,
I am sending My messenger ahead of You,
who
will prepare Your way before You.' 7:28``
I
{Jesus} tell you,
among
those born of women no one is greater than John.
Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
7:29-30``
(Now all the people having heard . . .
even
the tax collectors . . . acknowledged God's justice,
having
been baptized with John's baptism . . . 7:30``
however,
the Pharisees
and
the 'experts in the Mosaic law' {nomikos}
were
thwarting/nullifying the council/purpose of God
towards/for
themselves . . .
having
not been baptized by him {John}.)
7:31-35``
"To what then should I {Jesus}
compare
the people of this generation?
And what are they like? 7:32``
They
are like children sitting in the marketplace . . .
and
calling to one another,
'We
played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we
wailed in mourning, and you did not weep.'
33`~For
John the Baptizer
has
come eating no bread and drinking no wine . . .
and
you say he has a demon.
34`~
The Son of Man {Jesus Christ} is come
eating
{good food} and drinking {alcohol beverage}
and
you say . . .
behold
a glutinous man and a drunkard . . .
a
friend of tax collectors and prostitutes.
35`~
But wisdom {sophia - maximum doctrine resident in the soul}
'is
justified'/'demonstrates righteousness'
by
all her children {teknon}"
{different types of production - see also Matthew 11:18-19}.
{Jesus'
Anointing}
7:36``Now
one of the Pharisees kept on asking Jesus
for
the purpose that He would have dinner with him.
And,
having 'gone in' {eiserchomai}
into
the Pharisee's house,
He
reclined/'leaned against the table' {anaklino}
{this is how they ate in these days - lying down propped up on one
elbow}.
7:37``And,
behold {pay attention!}
a
woman {gune} of that town,
who
was a sinner {hamartolos},
having
'greater knowledge'/'known accurately' {epiginosko}
that
Jesus was dining {anakeimai} at the Pharisee's house,
she
brought an alabaster flask of perfumed oil
{alabastron muron - alabaster was thought to be the best container
for ointments}.
7:38``And,
having stood at His feet behind Him,
and
having been weeping,
she
began to wet his feet with her tears
{so Jesus is lying down on one elbow eating with His feet out
behind him - she comes up from behind and sheds tears over his
feet and cleans them - this is a picture of rebound - I John 1:9 -
as was Jesus washing the feet of the disciplines before the Last
Supper in John 13:1}.
She
kept on wiping . . . {them} with the hair of her head,
and
kept on kissing His feet,
and
kept on anointing . . . {them} with the perfumed oil.
7:39``But
the Pharisee having invited Him saw this,
he
'said to himself'/'spoke within himself saying',
"If
{ei} this man were a prophet
-
I wish He were, but He is NOT -
{4th class condition - the Pharisee wishes He were, but does not
now believe that He is},
He
would have known {ginosko}
who
and what kind of woman {this is} . . .
who
is touching him . . .
because
she is a sinner."
{Note: There are 4 conditional If statements in the Konia Greek. This is now the rare 4th class condition. It means 'if it were true - I wish it was, but it is NOT'. It is identified by the Greek word 'ei' in the Protasis plus the optative (a desire) mood in the Protasis (it also is identified by 'oun' plus the optative mood in the Apodosis).
7:40``And
Jesus 'had an answer for'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of Himself' {apokrinomai} saying
{remember the Pharisee said nothing! He only had thoughts!}
"Simon,
I 'have and hold' {echo} something to say to you."
He replied, "Say it, Teacher {didaskalos}."
7:41-42``"A
certain creditor {daneistes}
had
two debtors {chreopheiletes}.
One
owed him five hundred {pentakosioi} silver coins {denarion},
and
the other fifty. 7:42``
Moreover,
having and holding nothing to pay,
he
'graciously forgave' {charizomai}
the
debts of both.
Now which of them will love {agapao} him more?"
7:43``Simon
'had an answer for'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of Himself' {apokrinomai},
"I
suppose/assume {hupolambano}
the
one who He 'graciously forgave' the most."
Jesus said to him, "You have judged rightly {krino orthos}."
{Note: This means that this woman, a very overt sinner, had a lot to forgive and that is what Jesus did - forgive her, her sins! Her treatment of Jesus indicted she is a believer.}
7:44-47``
Then, having turned toward the woman,
He
said to Simon, "Do you see {blepo - a glance} this woman?
I entered into {eiserchomai} your house.
You
gave Me absolutely no water for My feet
{it was the custom of the day for a guest in a home to be offered
water to wash the 'street' off their feet (remember the street was
also the toilet of the day - there were no toilets!)}.
But
she has wet My feet with her tears
and
wiped . . . {them} with the hair of her head. 7:45``
You
gave Me absolutely no {ouk} 'kiss of greeting' {philema}
{this was the greeting of their society in that day - we would give
a hand shake},
but
in contrast, this one herself, from the time I entered,
has
absolutely not {ouk} stopped kissing My feet. 7:46``
With 'common lamp oil' {elaion} . . . My head . . . you did not anoint.
But
in contrast, this one has anointed My feet
with
perfumed oil {muron}. 7:47``
Therefore,
on this account {charin}
I
tell you, her sins - which were many - are being forgiven.
For she loved {agapao} much.
But he who is forgiven little . . . loves {agapao} little."
7:48``Moreover, Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
{Note: Remember only God can forgive sins! This is quite a statement for a man to make! This will cause a stir!}
7:49``And, those who were 'dining at the table with Him' {sunanakeimai} began to say among themselves,
"Who is this, who even forgives sins?"
7:50``Then
He said to the woman,
"Your
faith {pistis} has 'saved you in the past with the result that you
are saved forever'
{sozo - perfect tense - means the action is completed for all time -
once saved by faith always saved - you did nothing of merit to
earn or deserve it - Christ did the work on the cross - all you do
is the non-meritorious act of 'believing in Him' and you ARE saved.}
"Continue
on life's journey" {poreuomai - an order} . . .
in
'inner happiness'/peace {eirene}."
This
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Kenneth Sidley, CPA and Mox4PainFreLving.
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