Focused Passage

Luke 14:1-6

Kingdom Humility, Banquet Mercy, and the Cost of Discipleship

Jesus exposes religious hardness at a Sabbath meal, teaches humility and mercy through banquet instruction, warns that invited guests may refuse God’s kingdom, and demands costly allegiance from all who would follow him.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

2 Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.

3 So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

4 But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

5 And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”

6 And they were unable to answer these questions.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Luke 7:36 Classic cross-references Mark 3:2 Classic cross-references Hebrews 12:3 Classic cross-references Matthew 11:19 Classic cross-references Luke 20:20 Classic cross-references

Original words

vvv Καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular One Sabbath σαββάτῳ G4521 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular - ἐν G1722 Preposition [Jesus] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular went ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active to eat φαγεῖν G5315 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active . . . ἄρτον G740 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition [the] home οἶκόν G3624 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of a τινος G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural leading ἀρχόντων G758 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Pharisee Φαρισαίων G5330 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [those in attendance] αὐτοὶ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural were ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural watching Him closely παρατηρούμενοι G3906 Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural . . . αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 2

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction Right there ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular before ἔμπροσθεν G1715 Preposition Him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular man ἄνθρωπός G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular with dropsy ὑδρωπικὸς G5203 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Luke 6:9 Classic cross-references Matthew 12:10 Classic cross-references John 7:23 Classic cross-references Luke 13:14 Classic cross-references Mark 3:4 Classic cross-references

Original words

So καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular asked ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . πρὸς G4314 Preposition the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural experts in the law νομικοὺς G3544 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the] Pharisees Φαρισαίους G5330 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural - λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Is it lawful Ἔξεστιν G1832 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to heal θεραπεῦσαι G2323 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active on the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular Sabbath σαββάτῳ G4521 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular or ἢ G2228 Conjunction not οὔ G3756 Adverb

Verse 4

Cross-references

Matthew 21:25 Classic cross-references Matthew 22:46 Classic cross-references

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction - Οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural they remained silent ἡσύχασαν G2270 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] took hold [of the man] ἐπιλαβόμενος G1949 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular healed ἰάσατο G2390 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction sent him on his way ἀπέλυσεν G630 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Luke 13:15 Classic cross-references Exodus 23:4 Classic cross-references Matthew 12:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction He asked εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - πρὸς G4314 Preposition them αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Which Τίνος G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular of you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural [whose] son υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular or ἢ G2228 Conjunction ox βοῦς G1016 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular falls πεσεῖται G4098 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition a pit φρέαρ G5421 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular on ἐν G1722 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Sabbath σαββάτου G4521 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular day ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction {will} not οὐκ G3756 Adverb immediately εὐθέως G2112 Adverb pull him out ἀνασπάσει G385 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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Verse 6

Cross-references

Matthew 22:46 Classic cross-references Luke 20:40 Classic cross-references

Original words

And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb they were unable ἴσχυσαν G2480 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to answer ἀνταποκριθῆναι G470 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive - πρὸς G4314 Preposition these [ questions ] ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural

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