Luke 14:1

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

One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely. 2There was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen. 3Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, “Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?”

Luke 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, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’
• Luke 11:37As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited him home for a meal. So he went in and took his place at the table.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.
• John 3:1There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee.
• Acts 5:34But one member, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was an expert in religious law and respected by all the people, stood up and ordered that the men be sent outside the council chamber for a while.
• Luke 6:7The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.
• Luke 11:53As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions.
• Luke 20:20Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them.
• Psalms 41:6They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
• Psalms 62:4They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They praise me to my face but curse me in their hearts. Interlude
• Psalms 64:5They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps in secret. “Who will ever notice?” they ask.
• Proverbs 23:7They are always thinking about how much it costs. “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.
• Isaiah 29:20The scoffer will be gone, the arrogant will disappear, and those who plot evil will be killed.
• Isaiah 29:21Those who convict the innocent by their false testimony will disappear. A similar fate awaits those who use trickery to pervert justice and who tell lies to destroy the innocent.
• Jeremiah 20:10I have heard the many rumors about me. They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.” They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.” Even my old friends are watching me, waiting for a fatal slip. “He will trap himself,” they say, “and then we will 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

Topics related to Luke 14:1

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Pharisees
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

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• Halt
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• Worship
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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