Luke 14:1

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 man before him that had the dropsy.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:32The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,

Psalms 62:4How long do you rush in upon a man? you all kill, as if you were thrusting down a leaning wall, and a tottering fence.

Proverbs 23:7Because like a soothsayer, and diviner, he thinketh that which he knoweth not. Eat and drink, will he say to thee: and his mind is not with thee.

Jeremiah 20:10For I heard the reproaches of many, and terror on every side: Persecute him, and let us persecute him: from all the men that were my familiars, and continued at my side: if by any means he may be deceived, and we may prevail against him, and be revenged on him.

Luke 6:7And the scribes and Pharisees watched if he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him.

Luke 11:37And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him, that he would dine with him. And he going in, sat down to eat.

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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