Luke 14:1

When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.

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WEBBE

When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.

BSB

One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

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.

ASV

And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

BBE

And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.

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Καὶ Kai And G2532 ἐγένετο egeneto it came to pass G1096 ἐν en on G1722 τῷ tō the G3588 ἐλθεῖν elthein going G2064 αὐτὸν auton of Him G846 εἰς eis into G1519 οἶκόν oikon a house G3624 τινος tinos of one G5100 τῶν tōn of the G3588 ἀρχόντων archontōn rulers G758 τῶν tōn of the G3588 Φαρισαίων Pharisaiōn Pharisees G5330 σαββάτῳ sabbatō on a Sabbath G4521 φαγεῖν phagein to eat G5315 ἄρτον arton bread G740 καὶ kai and G2532 αὐτοὶ autoi they themselves G846 ἦσαν ēsan were G1510 παρατηρούμενοι paratēroumenoi watching G3906 αὐτόν auton Him G846

The early church

Although our Lord knew the malice of the Pharisees, yet He became their guest, that He might benefit by His words and miracles those who were present. Whence it follows, 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; to see whether He would despise the observance of the law, or do any thing that was forbidden on the sabbath day.
Cyril of Alexandria · d. 444Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · 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 between piety and charity in observing the sabbath, and the distinction between works of real necessity and habits of self-indulgence. Wisdom from above, teaches patient perseverance in well-doing.

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Jesus, The ChristMiraclesSabbathPharisees

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.