New English Translation
Luke 14:1
1Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
Luke 14:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.
- English Standard Version (ESV)One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of Luke 14:1
Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely. 2There right in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy. 3So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
Read all of Luke 14Luke 14:1 word by word
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς οἶκόν τινος τῶν ἀρχόντων τῶν Φαρισαίων σαββάτῳ φαγεῖν ἄρτον καὶ αὐτοὶ ἦσαν παρατηρούμενοι αὐτόν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- as heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- wentἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
- of oneτιςtis · oneG5100
- of the chiefἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
- PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
- to eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
- breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
- on the sabbath dayσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
- ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- watchedπαρατηρέωparatēreō · to observeG3906
Cross-references for Luke 14:1
- Luke 7:34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
- Luke 11:37As he spoke, a Pharisee invited Jesus to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people.
- John 3:1Now a certain man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council,
- Acts 5:34But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.
- Luke 6:7The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.
- Luke 11:53When he went out from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about many things,
- Luke 20:20Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
- Psalms 37:32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.
- Psalms 41:6When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me.
- Psalms 62:4They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)
- Psalms 64:5They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, “Who will see them?”
- Proverbs 23:7for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;
- Isaiah 29:20For tyrants will disappear, those who taunt will vanish, and all those who love to do wrong will be eliminated –
- Isaiah 29:21those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.
- Jeremiah 20:10I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying, “Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say, “Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.
Commentaries on Luke 14:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Chief Pharisees - Or, one of the rulers of the Pharisees. A man who was of the sect of the Pharisees, and one of the rulers of the people. To eat bread on the Sabbath day - But why is it that there should be an invitation or dinner given on the Sabbath day? Answer: The Jews purchased and prepared the best viands they could procure for the Sabbath day, in order to do it honor. See several proofs in Lightfoot. As the Sabbath is intended for the benefit both…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1It came to pass - It so happened or occurred. As he went - It is probable that he was invited to go, being in the neighborhood Luke 14:12; and it is also probable that the Pharisee invited him for the purpose of getting him to say something that would involve him in difficulty. One of the chief Pharisees - One of the Pharisees who were “rulers,” or members of the great council or the Sanhedrin. See the notes at Matthew 5:22. It does not mean that he was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Christ heals a man on the sabbath. (1-6) He teaches humility. (7-14) Parable of the great supper. (15-24) The necessity of consideration and self-denial. (25-35) Verses 1-6 This Pharisee, as well as others, seems to have had an ill design in entertaining Jesus at his house. But our Lord would not be hindered from healing a man, though he knew a clamour would be raised at his doing it on the sabbath. It requires care to understand the proper connexion…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1in the home of a leading Pharisee: In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus often eats with others.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-242. man before him--not one of the company, since this was apparently before the guests sat down, and probably the man came in hope of a cure, though not expressly soliciting it [De Wette].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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