When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who followed, “Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.
Luke 11:38 - The Text-Critical English New Testament The Pharisee was amazed when he saw that Jesus did not first perform the ritual washing before the meal. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who followed, “Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.
As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited him to have a meal with him, so Jesus went in and reclined at the table.
Now a discussion arose between the disciples of John and a Jew about purification.