Luke 14:1

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, [who was] of the Pharisees, to eat bread on [the] sabbath, that *they* were watching him.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

In Context

2And behold, there was a certain dropsical [man] before him.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:

Psalms 62:4They only consult to thrust [him] down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.

Proverbs 23:7For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: Report, and we will report it. All my familiars are watching for my stumbling: Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him; and we shall take our revenge on him.

Luke 6:7And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him.

Luke 11:37But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

Matthew Henry on Luke 14:1

In this chapter we have, I. The cure which our Lord Jesus wrought upon a man that had the dropsy, on the sabbath day, and his justifying himself therein against those who were offended at his doing it on that day, ver. 1-6 . II. A lesson of humility gives to those who were ambitious of the highest rooms, ver. 7-11 . III. A lesson of charity to those who feasted the rich, and did not feed the poor, ver. 12-14 . IV. The success of the gospel not foretold in the parable of the guests invited to a feast, signifying… Read the whole commentary →

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