And when Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following [along], “It is true when I tell to you, I have never found [anyone with] such great faith, not [even] among the Israelites.
Luke 11:38 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And when the Pharisee observed this, he was surprised that Jesus had not first washed himself ceremonially before the meal. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Pharisee noticed and was astonished [to see] that Jesus did not first wash before dinner. American Standard Version (1901) And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner. Common English Bible When the Pharisee saw that Jesus didn’t ritually purify his hands by washing before the meal, he was astonished. Catholic Public Domain Version But the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself: "Why might it be that he has not washed before eating?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner. |
And when Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following [along], “It is true when I tell to you, I have never found [anyone with] such great faith, not [even] among the Israelites.
Now while Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] invited Him to have a meal with him. So, Jesus went in [to his house] and reclined [at the dinner table]. [Note: See Matt. 23:6].
[About then] a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a Jew over ceremonial cleansing.