Luke 8:1-15
The Story of a Farmer
Luke 8:16-25
Jesus Calms the Storm
Luke 8:26-39
Jesus Heals a Man With a Demon
Luke 8:40-56
Jarius’s Daughter is Healed
Luke 9:1-17
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
Luke 9:18-27
Peter Confesses That Jesus is the Christ
Luke 9:28-36
The Transfiguration
Luke 9:37-50
Demonic Son is Healed
Luke 9:51-62
The Cost of Discipleship
Luke 10:1-16
Jesus Sends Out His Disciples
Luke 10:17-24
Return of the Seventy
Luke 10:25-37
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Luke 10:38-42
Mary and Martha are Contrasted
Luke 11:1-13
Jesus Teaching on Prayer
Luke 11:14-26
A House Divided Cannot Stand
Luke 11:27-36
Jesus Warns Against Unbelief
Luke 11:37-44
Woe to the Pharisees
Luke 11:45-54
Woe to the Lawyers
Luke 12:1-12
Jesus Speaks Against Hypocrisy
Luke 12:13-21
The Parable of the Rich Fool
Luke 12:22-34
Jesus Warns About Worry
Luke 12:35-48
Preparing for His Coming
Luke 12:49-59
Christ Brings Division
Luke 13:10-17
A Crippled Woman Healed on the Sabbath
Luke 13:18-35
Jesus Teaches About the Kingdom of God
Luke 14:1-6
A Man with Dropsy Healed on the Sabbath
Luke 14:7-14
Parable of the Ambitious Guest
Woe to the Pharisees
Luke 11:37–44
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There is no place or circumstance that draws a man out and shows what he really is more than at a meal; whether he is surrounded by friends with whom he may have fellowship, or he is in the midst of enemies who are ready to find fault with him. This Pharisee who invited Jesus home for a meal fit into this later category (vv. 37-41). Perhaps he did it just to catch Jesus in something. When they were ready to eat Jesus did not go through the ceremony that was customary with the Pharisees. This did not refer simply to the washing of the hands but an elaborate system of meaningless gestures. Not only did the Pharisees make a public show of their washing, but they also commanded everyone else to follow a practice originally intended only for the priests. Many professing Christians make the same mistake today as they put more stress on outward ceremonies than on the inward life.
Jesus uses this occasion to bring a severe rebuke to formalism and hypocrisy in religion. He pronounces three woes upon the Pharisees:
Application
Of the three woes directed to these Pharisees, which one causes me the most problems? What is the greatest lesson I can learn from this passage?
Luke 11:37-44 (English Standard Version)
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