Luke 14:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 14:1

A Man with Dropsy Healed on the Sabbath

1 Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.

2 And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy.

3 And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, ^a“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

4 But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go.

5 Then He answered them, saying, ^a“Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

6 And they could not answer Him regarding these things.

Take the Lowly Place

7 So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:

8 “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him;

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Definitions of words in Luke 14:1:

As {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bread {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Bread {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Pharisees {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Pharisees {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Pharisees {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Sabbath {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Sabbath {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Luke 14:1:

Jesus Christ, 4d {I.S.B.E.}
Sabbath {I.S.B.E.}

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