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Luke 14:1

Luke 14:1
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.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

It came to pass - It so happened or occurred. As he went ... - It is probable that he was invited to go, being in the neighborhood Luk 14:12; and it is also probable that the Pharisee invited him for…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Chief 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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 14:1-6

In this passage of story we find,

I. That the Son of man came eating and drinking, conversing familiarly with all sorts of people; not declining the society of publicans, though they were of ill fame,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Luke 14:1-35

Luk 9:51 to Luk 18:31. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance.

This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical…