Luke 7:39 New English Translation
39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this,[a] he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet,[b] he would know who and what kind of woman[c] this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
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- Luke 7:39 tn The word “this” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
- Luke 7:39 tn This is a good example of a second class (contrary to fact) Greek conditional sentence. The Pharisee said, in effect, “If this man were a prophet (but he is not)…”
- Luke 7:39 sn The Pharisees believed in a form of separationism that would have prevented them from any kind of association with such a sinful woman.
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