And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
The dinner invitation opens an encounter in which the behavior condemned in the verses that follow is brought to light. The hosts are Pharisees who assume the place of judges and censors. They take that place over those who are moved by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the word of God.
The dinner invitation opens an encounter in which the behavior condemned in the verses that follow is brought to light. The hosts are Pharisees who assume the place of judges and censors. They take that place over those who are moved by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the word of God.