Luke 14:1
It happened one Sabbath, when he went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees to eat bread, that they were watching him closely.
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2Behold, there in front of him was a man who was suffering from edema.
Cross References
Psalms 37:32The wicked person watches the righteous person 1 and seeks to kill him. 1
Psalms 62:4They consult with him only to bring him down from his honorable position; 1 they love to tell lies; 1 they bless him with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse him. Selah 1
Proverbs 23:7for he is the kind of man who counts the price of the food. 1 “Eat and drink!” he says to you, 1 but his heart is not with you. 1
Jeremiah 20:10I have heard rumors of terror from many people all around. 'Report! We must report it!' 1 Those who are close to me watch to see if I will fall. 'Perhaps he can be tricked. 1 If so, we can overpower him and take our revenge on him.' 1
Luke 6:7The scribes and the Pharisees were watching him closely to see whether he would heal someone on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him.
Luke 11:37When he had finished speaking, a Pharisee asked him to eat with him at his house, so Jesus went in and reclined.
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 →