Luke 14:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. ”

• Luke 14:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Whosoever exalteth ... - This is universal among people, and it is also the way in which God will deal with people. “Men” will perpetually endeavor to bring down those who endeavor to exalt thems...

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• Luke 14:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  A Sabbath with a Pharisee. A companion picture to Luke 13:10-17 . When in Luke 6:6-11 Lk. relates the cure of the man with a withered hand ( Mark 3:1-6 ; Matthew 12:9-13 ) he omits the illustra...

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• Luke 14:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  For, &c. This is repeatedon two other occasions. Compare Luke 18:14 and Matthew 23:12 . abased . humbled.

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• Luke 14:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  11. For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled. This clause makes it evident that ambition was the subject of which Christ was speaking; for he does not state what usually happens...

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• Luke 14:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. For whosoever exalteth himself, etc. - This is the unchangeable conduct of God: he is ever abasing the p...

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• Luke 14:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. T...

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• Luke 14:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Dropsical Man. The Great Supper. Divers Sayings and Parables 1-6. The sabbath question again. The man with the dropsy healed (peculiar to Lk).

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• Luke 14:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. — The reproduction of the teaching in words which are almost an echo of these, in 1 Peter 5:5 , is interesting as showing the impression which it had ma...

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• Luke 14:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Lessons for Guests and Hosts Luke 14:7-14 The word rooms should be seats, r.v. We must, of course, guard against a false humility, which chooses a low seat in the hope of being invited forw...

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• Luke 14:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Nothing escaped the notice of Jesus. He saw the guests in the house, and their method of procedure in seeking the chief seats. As He watched, He enunciated two great truths of social application. Fir...

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• Luke 14:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest r...

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• Luke 14:11 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  HUMILITY AND ITS REWARD ‘But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship...

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• Luke 14:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For whosoever exalteth himself ,.... Either in the above way, or any other, shall be abased, humbled and mortified: and he that humbleth himself ; behaves in an humble and modest manner, shall b...

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• Luke 14:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Ver. 11. For whosoever ] See Trapp on " Mat 23:12 "

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• Luke 14:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And he put forth a parable The ensuing discourse is so termed, because several parts of it are not to be understood literally. To those which were bidden From this circumstance, that the guests w...

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• Luke 14:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  EATING IN THE PHARISEE'S HOUSE (vs.1-14) This chapter shows the heart of God in seeking man, yet also man in thorough contrast and opposition to God. One of the chief Pharisees invited the Lord...

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• Luke 14:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Humility Recommended.       7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; s...

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• Luke 14:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Luke 14:10 "

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• Luke 14:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Warning Against Being One Of Those Who Seeks Out The Chief Seats (14:7-11). This passage is parallel in the chiasmus with those who are to seek, not food and clothing, but the Kingly Rule of G...

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• Luke 14:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Luke 14:7 . Put forth a parable .—The miracle was wrought, evidently, before the feast began. From the emulation among the guests, and from the allusion in Luke 14:12 to friends...

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• Luke 14:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Luke 14:11 This is one of the sayings which we gather from the Gospels to have been frequently in our Lord's mouth, and this means that it had some variety of application now graver, now lighter....

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• Luke 14:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Luke 14:7 . And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; This parable was by far the best part of the entertainment of the day: Luk...

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• Luke 14:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Luke 14:3 . Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day. When customs are good, let us keep them; but when they are burthensome and inconsistent, the Saviour refused submission to the traditions of me...

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• Luke 14:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  He put forth a parable to those which were bidden Christ’s great text book “When He marked how they … ” The book of daily life was Christ’s great text-book. What every man did, gave Him a subj...

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• Luke 14:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Luke 14:1-42 The Pharisee ' s feast on a sabbath day. The healing of the sick with dropsy. Luke 14:1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief...

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• Luke 14:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  A parable teaching humility:

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• Luke 14:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 5:5 ; 1 Samuel 15:17 ; Isaiah 2:11 ; Isaiah 2:17 ; Isaiah 57:15 ; James 4:6 ; Job 22:29 ; Job 40:10-12 ; Luke 1:51 ; Luke 18:14 ; Matthew 23:12 ; Proverbs 15:33 ; Proverbs 18:12...

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• Luke 14:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Humility and Exaltation Luke 14:7-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The Lord Jesus had a right to teach humility. Christ Jesus was very God of very God, dwelling in light unapproachable, and yet He hum...

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• Luke 14:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Matthew 23:12 .

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