Luke 14:11

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; Proverbs 29:23; Psalms 138:6; Psalms 18:27

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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 endeav...
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 ( Mar...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

For, &c. This is repeatedon two other occasions. Compare Luke 18:14 and Matthew 23:12 . abased . humbled.
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 spe...
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 unc...
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...
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)....
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

On places of honour at feasts (peculiar to Lk, but a similar discourse occurs in the 'Western' text of St. Matthew, Luke 20:28 , q.v.). It is prob...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Cp. Matthew 23:12 repeated Luke 18:14 .
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 int...
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 ch...
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 enun...
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 a...
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, F...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE DOOM OF PRIDE ‘For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.’ Luke 14:11 When our Lord...
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 ;...
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 23:1...
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...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Humility Recommended. 7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, wh...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 14:10 "
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 see...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” As so often the story is capped by a maxim. The one...
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...
Sermon Bible Commentary

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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 th...
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...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A parable teaching humility:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. The eyes of Jesus were always observing the manner...
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...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 23:12 .

¹¹ For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Related Commentaries of Luke 14:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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