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Luke
Chapter
14
{Healing
Again on the Sabbath}
14:1``And
it came to pass {new subject}
when
He {Jesus} went to dine/'eat bread'
at
the house of a leader of the Pharisees
one
Sabbath . . . they were watching him closely.
14:2``And,
behold {pay attention!}
there
right in front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy
{hudropikos - a swelling from excessive accumulation of serous
fluid in tissue}.
14:3``
So Jesus had an answer {apokrinomai}
{as in Luke 5:5 Jesus must have 'come to know their questioning
thoughts'},
and
said face to face with
the
experts in religious law and the Pharisees,
"Is
it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"
14:4``But they remained silent.
So
He {Jesus} took hold of the man . . . healed him . . .
and
sent him away.
14:5``Then
He {Jesus} answered them {apokrinomai} saying,
"Which
of you . . .
having
a son or an ox
that
has fallen into a well . . . on a Sabbath day,
will
absolutely not {ouk} immediately pull him out?"
{Note: There are two negative articles in the Greek: "Ouk and Me". In the Hebrew there are two equivalent negative articles: "Lo and Al". 'Ouk and Lo' mean absolute certainty . . . where 'Me and Al' are negative but there is uncertainty.}
14:6``Now
they absolutely did not have an answer {antapokrinomai}
for
Him with reference to these things.
{On
Seeking Seats of Honor}
14:7-8``Then
He {Jesus} kept on telling them a parable . . .
having
noticed how the guests chose the places of honor . . .
saying
face to face with them, 14:8``
"When
you may be invited by a certain one to a wedding feast,
do
not take the 'place of honor' {protoklisia},
because
a person more distinguished {entimos}
than
you may have been invited by your host {literally 'of him'}.
{Note: Protoklisia means the 'highest table' or the 'chief reclining spot at a table'. The Romans had a series of low standing tables where they reclined on a elbow to eat. The VIP's had a slightly elevated floor so their table was higher than the others - like on a stage. This is the idea here - a place of honor.}
14:9``
So 'the host' {literally 'he who bade you'}
who
invited you both/'and he {the distinguished man}'
will
come and say to you,
'Give
this man your place,'
and
then with shame
you
will start to take the 'least important place'
{eschatos - lowest in a series of places - so from the place of
honor to . . .}.
14:10``But,
in contrast, {alla}
when
you may be invited,
go
and take the 'least important place',
so
that when 'your host' comes
he
will say to you,
'Friend
{ philos - word indicating a close personal relationship},
move
up here to a better place.'
Then
you will be honored in the presence of all
who
share the meal with you.
11``Everyone who exalts himself . . . will be humbled.
And he who humbles himself . . . will be exalted (prospered).
{Note: If God does not promote you, you are not promoted. Exercise true humility in your soul. By applying His Standards to your life, you bring glory to Him in time.}
14:12``Moreover,
He {Jesus} said
to
'His host'/'the man who had invited Him',
"When
you may give a breakfast/dinner {ariston}
or
a supper/banquet {deipnon},
do
not invite your friends or your brothers
or
your relatives or rich neighbors . . .
in
case they also invite you in return . . . and you would be repaid.
14:13``But,
in contrast, {alla}
when
you give an elaborate meal {doche},
invite
the destitute, the crippled, the lame, and the blind . . .14:14``
then
you will be blessed/happy/'spiritually prosperous' {makarios},
because
they cannot repay you . . .
for
you will be repaid at the 'resurrection of the righteous'
{anastasis dikaios - rising of the righteous/just - only those who
have been imputed with the righteousness of God are worthy to
live with God forever - at the point of salvation, the first thing
that happens is His righteousness is imputed/credited to your
account - you did not earn it nor could you ever hope to deserve
it - it is a gift of God, through faith not of works}."
{The
Parable of the Great Banquet}
14:15``Now
'one of those at the meal with Him {Jesus}' {sunanakeimai} having
heard these things, said to Him,
"
'Blessed is'/'Happiness to'/'Spiritually prosperous is'
everyone
who will feast/'eat bread'
in
the kingdom of God!"
14:16``Then
He {Jesus} said to him,
"A
certain man once gave a great supper/banquet {deipnon}
and
invited many guests.
14:17``And
he 'sent on a mission under his authority' his slave
'at
the time for the banquet'/'at the hour for supper'
to
tell those who had been invited,
'Come,
because everything is now ready.'
14:18``Indeed
. . . one after another . . .
they
all began to make excuses.
The
first said to him,
'I
have bought a field, and I must go out and see it.
Please
have me excused.'
{the
'detail of lifes' more important to him than God - here business}
14:19``And
'another of a different kind' {heteros} said,
'I
have bought five yoke of oxen,
and
I am going out to examine them.
Please
have me excused.'
14:20``
And 'another of a different kind' {heteros} said,
'I
have married a woman,
and
therefore absolutely cannot {ouk} come.'
14:21``So
the slave, having come back,
reported
this to his lord/master {kurios}.
Then
the 'master of the household' {oikodespotes},
becoming
furious {orgizo}, said to his slave,
'Go
out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city,
and
bring in the destitute, the crippled, the blind and the lame.'
14:22``Then
the slave said,
'Lord/Sir,
what you instructed has been done,
and
there is still room.'
14:23``So
the lord/master said to his slave,
'Go
out to the highways and hedgerows
and
compel/urge {an order}
people
to come in . . .
so
that my house will be filled.
14:24``For
I tell you, none of those
'distinguished
men' {aner}
who
were invited {but declined his offer - unbelievers}
will
taste my banquet.'"
{Counting
the Cost}
14:25-26``Now
great crowds were accompanying Him {Jesus},
so,
turning, He and said to them, 14:26``
"If
{ei}- and it is true {1st class condition} -
anyone
comes to Me
and
absolutely does not {ouk} detest/hate {miseo}
his
own father and mother,
and
wife and children,
and
brothers and sisters,
and
even his own life/soul {psuche} . . .
he
absolutely does not {ouk} have the power
to
be My student/disciple {mathetes}.
{Note: Kenneth S. Wuest has a phrase that may or may not be needed for this verse. His word study includes 'in the event that they become hindrances to his supreme love for Me'. While that phrase might not be in the original, it certainly seems to be a correct implication.}
14:27``
And whoever absolutely does not {ouk}
carry/bear
{bastazo} his own cross
and
follow Me . . .
he
absolutely does not {ouk} have the power
to
be My student/disciple {mathetes}.
14:28``For
which of you,
wanting
to build a tower,
doesn't
sit down first and compute the cost
whether
he has enough money/resources to complete it'?
14:29-30``Lest
perchance,
having
laid a foundation . . .
and
is not being able {ischuo}
to
finish {the tower}.
All
'examining it with a view to carefully observe its details' {theoreo}
will
begin to mock/'make fun of' him, 14:30`` saying,
'This
man began to build, and absolutely was not {ouk}
able
to finish it entirely {ekteleo}!'
31``Or
what king,
advancing
to meet another king in battle
will
not first sit down and take counsel
and
he will decide whether he is strong enough
with
ten thousand men
to
attack the one coming against him
with
twenty thousand men?
14:32``Or
else, {what king . . . thinking he will lose the war}
while
the other is a long way off,
is
sending a messenger on mission under his authority
and
asking terms of peace?
14:33``In
the same manner,
therefore
whoever of you
who
absolutely does not {ouk}
renounce
all his own possessions
he
absolutely does not {ouk} have the power
to
be My student/disciple {mathetes}.
34~~"Therefore, salt {super grace} . . . {is} good.
But
if {ean} even salt has become tasteless {reversion},
-
maybe it has, maybe it has not {3rd class condition}-
with
what shall it be seasoned?"
35~~"It
{tasteless salt}
is
useless either for the soil or for the manure pile.
They
throw it out!
He
who has ears {GAP it} to hear . . .
let
him hear!"
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