E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 14:4
took = took bold of. Compare Luke 20:20 . 1 Timothy 6:12 . read more
路加福音 14:2-4 Rcuvts
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 14:2
And behold, there was before him a certain man that had the dropsy.Spectators often entered the house to witness an eastern banquet";[7] but as Russell noted, "Other schemes of the Pharisees on like occasions make it very probable that the Pharisees had placed him there."[8]Of course, all eyes were fixed upon Jesus; as the previous verse said, "They were watching him." The word used for watching in the text means "interested and sinister espionage."[9][7] J. R. Dummelow, Commentary on the Holy... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 14:3
And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?Significantly, Jesus answered not the words of his watchers, but their thoughts. Like human vultures, those evil men were waiting for Jesus to fall into their trap; but he took it all in at a glance, snaring them with one of their own devices, a dilemma. If they said, "Yes," they had no case; if they said, "No," they would have spoken a lie. "The law did not condemn such acts of mercy;... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 14:4
But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.Astounded by the position in which Jesus had placed them, and being unable to discover some means of saving face, they simply remained silent; whereupon, Jesus healed the man; and, since the man was evidently not one of the guests invited to dinner, the Lord sent him on his way. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 14:2
Luke 14:2. There was a certain man before him— He was either set before him by way of a snare, or had conveyed himself thither in hopes of a cure, which is the most probable; for it appears from Luk 14:4 that he was not one of the family, because Christ dismissed or let him go. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 14:4
Luke 14:4. And he took him,— The original επιλαβομενος, signifies either his taking hold of him, or laying his hand upon him. Doubtless our Lord could have accomplished this cure as well by a secret volition, and so might have cut off all manner of cavilling; but he chose rather to produce it by an action in which there was the very least degree of bodily labour that could be, because thus he had an opportunity of reproving the reigning superstition of the times. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 14:2
2. man before him—not one of the company, since this was apparently before the guests sat down, and probably the man came in hope of a cure, though not expressly soliciting it [DE WETTE]. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 14:1-6
The healing of a man with dropsy 14:1-6 read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 14:3
Jesus . App-98 . unto . Greek. pros. App-104 . lawyers = doctors of the law. read more