There was a certain man before him— He was either set before him by way of a snare, or had conveyed himself thither in hopes of a cure, which is the most probable; for it appears from Luke 14:4 that he was not one of the family, because Christ dismissed or let him go.
Related Commentaries of Luke 14:2
Luke 14:2
2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.