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

Now when Yeshua went into the home of one of the leaders of the Pharisees to eat a meal on Shabbat, they were watching Him closely. 2And there before Him was a man swollen with fluid. 3So Yeshua said to the Torah lawyers and the Pharisees, “Is it permitted to heal on Shabbat, 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 has come eating and drinking. and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
• Luke 11:37As He spoke, a Pharisee asked Yeshua to eat with him, so He entered and sat down.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win over more of them.
• John 3:1Now there was a man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jewish people.
• Acts 5:34But a certain Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Torah respected by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while.
• Luke 6:7But closely watching Him were the Torah scholars and Pharisees, to see if He heals on Shabbat, so that they might find grounds to accuse Him.
• Luke 11:53When Yeshua left there, the Torah scholars and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to interrogate Him on many issues,
• Luke 20:20Now they watched Him and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order to trap Him in His words so they could hand Him over to the power and authority of the governor.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked lies in wait for the righteous, seeking to slay him.
• Psalms 41:6My enemies speak evil about me: “When will he die and his name perish?”
• Psalms 62:4How long will all of you assault a man, to crush him, like a leaning wall, a fence to be torn down?
• Psalms 64:5to shoot from hiding at the innocent, shooting suddenly at him, with no fear.
• Proverbs 23:7For as he thinks within himself, so is he. “Eat and drink”, he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
• Isaiah 29:20For the ruthless will come to an end and the scorner will be finished, and all watching to do evil cut off.
• Isaiah 29:21Those who make a man out to be guilty with a word, and trap him who reproves at the gate, and deny justice with meaninglessness.
• Jeremiah 20:10For I heard the whispering of many: “‘Terror on every side?’ Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!” Even all my close friends are watching for my fall: “Perhaps he may be deceived, so we’ll get the better of him, and we’ll 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

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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