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Luke 11:41 — King James Version← Study notes

But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.


Luke 11:41Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 11:4111 words
GreekMeaning
πλὴνplēn
But ofwordG4133
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
ἐνόνταenonta
being withinverbG1751
δότεdote
do giveverbG1325
ἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosynēn
almsnounG1654
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἰδοὺidou
beholdparticleG2400
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
καθαρὰkathara
cleanadjectiveG2513
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
ἐστινestin
areverbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 11:41

The Pharisee, while our Lord still continued on speaking, invites Him to his own house. As it is said And while he was speaking, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him.

Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century

Luke expressly says, And he spoke these things, to show that He had not quite finished what He had purposed to say, but was somewhat interrupted by the Pharisee asking Him to dine.

Bede · 8th century

For in order to relate this, Luke has made a variation from Matthew, at that place where both had mentioned what out Lord said concerning the sign of Jonah, and the queen of the south, and the unclean spirit; after which discourse Matthew says, While he yet talked to the people, behold his mother and his brethren stood without desiring to speak to him, but Luke having also in that discourse of our Lord related some of our Lord’s sayings which Matthew omitted, now departs from…

Augustine · 4th century
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