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Luke 14:1-6 KJV
Luke · chapter 14 · verses 1–6
1And 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. 2And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. 3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? 4And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; 5And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? 6And they could not answer him again to these things.Luke 14:1-6 · King James Version
Luke 14:1-6 in context
1And 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.
2And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
4And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
5And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
6And they could not answer him again to these things.
7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
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Key words (Strong's)
- straightwayeutheōsstraightway, immediately, forthwithG2112 →
- PhariseespharisaiosA sect that seems to have started after the Jewish exile. In addition to OT books the…G5330 →
- answeringapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- sabbathsabbatonthe seventh day of each week which was a sacred festival on which the Israelites were…G4521 →
- watchedēnI was, etcG2258 →
- watchedparatēreōto stand beside and watch, to watch assiduously, observe carefully, to watch, attend to…G3906 →
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- lawyersnomikospertaining to the law, one learned in the law, in the NT an interpreter and teacher of…G3544 →
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In this passage of story we find, I. That the Son of man came eating and drinking, conversing familiarly with all sorts of people;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6