Luke 7:35

35 Opinion polls don't count for much, do they? The proof of the pudding is in the eating." Anointing His Feet

Luke 7:35 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 7:35

But wisdom is justified of all her children.
] That is, Christ, who is the wisdom of God, and who acted the wise part, in behaving in such a free manner with all sorts of men, and even with publicans and sinners, whereby he became useful to their souls, called them to repentance, converted and saved them: and these are his children, which were given him by the Father; for whose sake he partook of flesh and blood, and whom he redeemed, that they might receive the adoption of children; and to whom, believing in him, he gives power to become the children of God: and these justify him from all such scandalous imputations, and by their lives and conversations show, that the doctrine of Christ is not a licentious one, or leads to libertinism, and indulges men in their carnal sensual lusts and pleasures; but, on the contrary, teaches them to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly: the word "all", is inserted by Luke, which is not in Matthew; signifying, that this is the universal sense and practice of all the real offspring of Christ, the sons of wisdom, who are wise to do good.

Luke 7:35 In-Context

33 John the Baptizer came fasting and you called him crazy.
34 The Son of Man came feasting and you called him a lush.
35 Opinion polls don't count for much, do they? The proof of the pudding is in the eating." Anointing His Feet
36 One of the Pharisees asked him over for a meal. He went to the Pharisee's house and sat down at the dinner table.
37 Just then a woman of the village, the town harlot, having learned that Jesus was a guest in the home of the Pharisee, came with a bottle of very expensive perfume
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