Luke 14:1
When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees [Separated] on a Sabbath ·To cease· to eat bread, they were watching him.
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2Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
Cross References
Psalms 37:32צ The wicked watches the upright, 2 and seeks to kill him. 1
Psalms 62:4They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. 2 They delight in lies. 2 They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·. 1
Proverbs 23:7for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. 2 “Eat and drink!” he says to you, 2 but his heart is not with you. 1
Luke 6:7+ 6:7 (7-11) MPr: Messiah is slain by Robbers (Satan) but this becomes his downfall and Messiah overcomes (Ps 2). Also commented; in the last days Gog and Magog will fight against the Messiah and be defeated. (Ps 2:1 in Talmud Berach. 7B, Talmud Abhod. Zarah 3B, and Midrash Psalms 2). (Ps 2:1-2) The Torah-Teachers and the Pharisees [Separated] watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath ·To cease·, that they might find an accusation against him.
Luke 11:37Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee [Separated] asked him to dine with him. He went in, and sat at the 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 →