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Woes to Pharisees and Experts in the Law

Luke 11:37

In 9 translations

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.
WEB
Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in and sat at the table.
ASV
Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
LSV
And in [His] speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking Him that He might dine with him, and having gone in, He reclined,
YLT
And in [his] speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),
DBY
But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.
DRC
And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him, that he would dine with him. And he going in, sat down to eat.
GNV
And as hee spake, a certaine Pharise besought him to dine with him: and hee went in, and sate downe at table.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐρωτᾷ (“asked”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἠρωτᾷ (“was asking”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τις (“a certain one”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐρωτᾷ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐρωτᾷ; Robinson–Pierpont read ἠρωτᾷ.
  • SBLGNT: Φαρισαῖος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Φαρισαῖος; Robinson–Pierpont add τις.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Ἐν δὲ τῷ λαλῆσαι ἐρωτᾷ αὐτὸν Φαρισαῖος ὅπως ἀριστήσῃ παρʼ αὐτῷ· εἰσελθὼν δὲ ἀνέπεσεν.
RP2018
Ἐν δὲ τῷ λαλῆσαι, ἠρώτα αὐτὸν Φαρισαῖός τις ὅπως ἀριστήσῃ παρ’ αὐτῷ· εἰσελθὼν δὲ ἀνέπεσεν.
TR-Boyd
Ἐν δὲ τῷ λαλῆσαι, ἠρώτα αὐτὸν Φαρισαῖός τις ὅπως ἀριστήσῃ παρ᾿ αὐτῷ· εἰσελθὼν δὲ ἀνέπεσεν.
SCR1894
εν δε τω λαλησαι ηρωτα αυτον φαρισαιος τις οπως αριστηση παρ αυτω εισελθων δε ανεπεσεν

Who and where

◆ Woes and Parables with Pharisees

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 7:36Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
  • 1 Corinthians 9:19–23Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though…
  • Luke 14:1One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

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