1 Corinthians 7:29-31; 1 Corinthians 7:33; Luke 14:26-28; Luke 18:29; Luke 18:30
I have married a wife ... - Our Saviour here doubtless intends to teach us that the love of earthly relatives and friends often takes off the aff...
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...
therefore . on account of (Greek. dia) this. cannot . am not (Greek. ou. App-105) able to.
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
Then said he unto him, &c.— "What you say is very true; my kingdom is full of blessings, though many despise and reject them; as may be represe...
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. N...
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)....
The great supper (peculiar to Lk, although Matthew 22:1-14 presents many points of similarity: see on that passage). Here the 'certain man' is Go...
I have married a wife. — It may be noted that the Law of Moses allowed men to plead this, and the building of a house, or planting of a vineyard, a...
the Slighted Invitation Luke 14:15-24 In this parable the Master anticipated that the Jewish magistrates and leaders would repudiate His invita...
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...
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; f...
And another said, I have married a wife, .... And his pretence might be, that he had his own marriage feast, and friends to attend, nor could he lea...
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. Ver. 20. And therefore I cannot come ] Note that the voluptuary is perempto...
And they all with one consent Απο μιας is all that is in the original. It seems most natural to supply the ellipsis by the word γνωμης, consent ,...
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...
The Generous Invitations; The Neglected Feast. 15 And when one of them that sat a...
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The Great Supper Will Be Attended By Unexpected Guests Because Those First Invited Have Made Excuses In Order To Avoid Attending (14:12-24). In th...
“And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' ” The third does not make excuses. He baldly rejects the invitation and sta...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 14:15 . Blessed is he .—The recompense at the resurrection of the just ( Luke 14:14 ) suggested to this guest a great banque...
Luke 14:16-24 The Great Supper. Note: I. The feast. This is the Gospel which God has provided for mankind, sinners. It is a feast (1) in respect...
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...
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...
A certain man made a great supper Parable of the great supper I. THE ELABORATE PREPARATION. Indicating the treasures of Divine wisdom, forethou...
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 pa...
The excuses:
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. With one consent, as if by previous agreement, the invited guests began to e...
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...
Excuses Luke 14:16-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Excuses, as they are usually given by those who do not desire to be Christians, are the most inexcusa...
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.