Luke 7:36

Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — One unnamed Pharisee invites Jesus to dine at his home, and Jesus enters and reclines at the table. This event occurs immediately after Jesus declares that wisdom is vindicated by her children and immediately before a sinful woman learns of the meal and arrives with perfume.

The words — Ἠρώτα (ērōta) indicates a past continuous action of asking or requesting, while ἵνα φάγῃ (hina phagē) establishes the purpose that He may eat. The phrasing records a formal invitation extended and accepted.

The thread — The pattern of reclining at a table during a meal with religious figures appears in Mark 14:3 at Simon the Leper’s house and Luke 14:1 at a leading Pharisee’s home on a Sabbath. These references show dining as a repeated setting for Jesus’ encounters with Jewish leaders.

Why it lands — The text states that Jesus physically enters a Pharisee’s home to eat before confronting a known sinner. It asks a reader to note the deliberate crossing of social boundaries that precedes the confrontation.

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The Greek words

ἨρώταĒrōtaWas asking δέdenow τιςtisone αὐτὸνautonHim τῶνtōnof the ΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnPharisees ἵναinathat φάγῃphagēHe may eat μετ᾽met᾽with αὐτοῦ.autouhim.καὶkaiand εἰσελθὼνeiselthōnhaving entered εἰςeisinto τὸνtonthe οἶκονoikonhouse τοῦtouof the ΦαρισαίουPharisaiouPharisee κατεκλίθη.kateklithēHe was sat.

King James Version

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.

Cross-references

Mark 14:3 While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
Matthew 26:5 “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
Luke 14:1 One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
John 11:2 (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
Luke 7:34 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
Luke 11:37 As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.