Luke 14:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 14:1-6

In this passage of story we find, I. That the Son of man came eating and drinking, conversing familiarly with all sorts of people; not declining the society of publicans, though they were of ill fame, nor of Pharisees, though they bore him ill will, but accepting the friendly invitations both of the one and the other, that, if possible, he might do good to both. Here he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees, a ruler, it may be, and a magistrate in his country, to eat bread on the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 14:1-6

14:1-6 On the Sabbath day Jesus had gone into the house of one of the rulers who belonged to the Pharisees to eat bread; and they were watching him. And--look you-- there was a man before him who had dropsy. Jesus said to the Scribes and Pharisees, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath? Or, is it not?" They kept silent. So he took him and healed him and sent him away. He said to them, "Suppose one of you has an ass or an ox, and it falls into a well, will he not immediately pull it out, even... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 14:1

And it came to pass ,.... The Persic version adds, "on a certain day"; and it is afterwards said to be the sabbath day. This seems to have been somewhere or other in Galilee; see Luke 17:11 . As he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees ; or rather, one of the rulers, and of the sect of the Pharisees: and he might be either a ruler of a synagogue, or a member of one of the lesser or greater sanhedrim; such another as Nicodemus, who was of the Pharisees, and a ruler of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:1

Chief Pharisees - Or, one of the rulers of the Pharisees. A man who was of the sect of the Pharisees, and one of the rulers of the people. To eat bread on the Sabbath day - But why is it that there should be an invitation or dinner given on the Sabbath day? Answer: The Jews purchased and prepared the best viands they could procure for the Sabbath day, in order to do it honor. See several proofs in Lightfoot. As the Sabbath is intended for the benefit both of the body and soul of man, it... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:1

Verse 1 This narrative contains nothing more than a miracle which Christ performed, in order to correct the superstitious observance of the Sabbath. For he did not, intend, as some imagine, absolutely to abolish the Sabbath, but only to point out, that neither the works of God, nor the duties of charity, violate the holy rest which is enjoined by the law. Whether or not those very persons had purposely brought the dropsical man to that place cannot be known with certainty. He unquestionably... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:1

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day . Still on the same journey; the Lord was approaching gradually nearer Jerusalem. The house into which he entered this sabbath belonged to one who was a leading member of the Pharisee party, probably an influential rabbi, a man of great wealth, or a member of the Sanhedrim "To eat bread on the sabbath day," as a guest, was a usual practice; such entertainments on the sabbath day were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:1-6

The Pharisee ' s feast on a sabbath day. The healing of the sick with dropsy. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:1-24

The great supper. The feast of which Christ, was partaking had been carefully prepared, and was an event of some consequence in the town. This may be inferred not only from the tone of the Lord's remarks, but also from the intimations of the evangelists. Thus from Luke 14:12 it appears that the Pharisee had gathered together the elite of the place, along with his more intimate friends and his kinsmen. From Luke 14:7 we learn that there had been an eager scramble on the part of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:1-24

Table-talk of Jesus. We have now brought before us an interesting conversation which Jesus had with certain guests at an entertainment in the house of "one of the chief Pharisees." It was a sabbath-day feast, indicating that sociality was not incompatible even with Jewish sabbath-keeping. Into the guest-chamber had come a poor man afflicted with the dropsy, and, to the compassionate eye of our Lord, he afforded an opportunity for a miracle of mercy. But, before performing it, he tests... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 14:1

It came to pass - It so happened or occurred.As he went ... - It is probable that he was invited to go, being in the neighborhood Luke 14:12; and it is also probable that the Pharisee invited him for the purpose of getting him to say something that would involve him in difficulty.One of the chief Pharisees - One of the Pharisees who were “rulers,” or members of the great council or the Sanhedrin. See the notes at Matthew 5:22. It does not mean that he was the head of the “sect” of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 14:1-6

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 14:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 14:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:1-24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 14:1

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