Luc 7:35

35 Mais la sagesse a été justifiée par tous ses enfants.

Luc 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.

Luc 7:35 In-Context

33 Car Jean-Baptiste est venu, ne mangeant point de pain, et ne buvant point de vin; et vous dites: Il a un démon.
34 Le Fils de l'homme est venu, mangeant et buvant; et vous dites: Voilà un mangeur et un buveur, un ami des péagers et des gens de mauvaise vie.
35 Mais la sagesse a été justifiée par tous ses enfants.
36 Un pharisien ayant prié Jésus de manger chez lui, il entra dans la maison du pharisien, et se mit à table.
37 Et une femme de la ville, qui était de mauvaise vie, ayant su qu'il était à table dans la maison du pharisien, y apporta un vase d'albâtre, plein de parfum.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.