“Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.”
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, if this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is — that she is a sinner — Simon's internal reasoning is the argument from holiness: a genuine prophet would know this woman's reputation and would not permit the contact. The argument is ironically self-defeating — Jesus does know who is touching him, which is exactly what makes the scene theologically significant.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
0/2000
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!