Luke 14:1
And it occurred, that, as he entered the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on the sabbath day, they watched him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
2And lo, a dropsical man was before him.
Cross References
Luke 6:7And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might be able to accuse him.
Luke 11:37And while he was speaking, a certain Pharisee requested him to dine with him: and he 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 →