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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 14
Jesus again heals on the Sabbath—
He teaches humility, and gives
the parable of the great supper—Those who follow him must forsake all
else.
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Jesus purposefully heals of the Sabbath again, directly confronting the
false Jewish traditions—He teaches humility, and gives the
parable of the great supper pointing out that they, the Jews, who reject him
will lose their place in his kingdom—Those who follow him must forsake
all else, especially the old false and corrupt traditions of the Jews.
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Jesus Eats and Teaches at Home of a Chief Pharisee
Not all the Pharisees tended to reject Jesus. Some, such as
Nicodemous and Joseph of Arimathaea, were his followers but not openly least
they be banned from the assembly of the Sanhedrin and the Synagogue. As to
just who this particular 'chief Pharisee' was it is not given. But in his
house Jesus is not directly afronted though Jesus continues his assult upon
the false traditions of the Jews.
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1 AND it came to pass, as
he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
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1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
TG
Jesus Christ, Glory of;
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4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have
an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on
the asabbath day?
6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
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1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
TG
Jesus Christ, Glory of;
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Jesus Teaches the Pharisees at Dinner a Principle in
Parable
Jesus teaches the Pharisees and Lawyers at the dinner of the
chief Pharisee the principle of humble attitude, that he that does humble
himself shall be exalted, but he that stands in the pride of himself shall be
abased.
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7 ¶ And he put forth a parable to those which were
bidden, when he marked how they chose out the achief rooms;
saying unto them,
8 When thou art abidden of any
man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more
honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
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1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
TG
Jesus Christ, Glory of;
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10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the
alowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may
say unto thee, Friend, go up bhigher: then shalt thou have
cworship in the presence of them that sit at meat with
thee.
11 For whosoever aexalteth himself
shall be babased; and he that chumbleth
himself shall be exalted.
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Jesus Teaches Pharisees at Dinner Another Principle in
Parable
Jesus teaches the Pharisees and Lawyers at the dinner the art
of doing good without seeking or expecting a return or a reward.
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12 ¶ Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
13 But when thou makest a feast, call the
apoor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
14 And thou shalt be ablessed; for
they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be brecompensed
at the cresurrection of the just.
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Jesus Teaches the Pharisees at Dinner the Parable of the Supper
Jesus teaches the Pharisees and Lawyers at the dinner of the
chief Pharisee the parable of the supper, which is the 'wedding feast of
the kingdom of God'. And he exlains how various will decline, being more
attentive to the things of the world and of their personal interest. And thus
they will be left out while the invitation is given to the poor and aflected
and those who are strangers in the stead thereof of those who reject the
invitation. Of course this had direct application to those Pharisee present
who would reject his invitation and would rather reject him and his kingdom.
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15 ¶ And when one of them that sat at meat with
him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall
aeat bbread in the kingdom of God.
16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them
that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
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18 And they all with one consent began to make
aexcuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of
ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
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21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these
things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out
quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor,
and the maimed, and the ahalt, and the blind.
22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
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23 And the alord said unto the
servant, Go out into the highways and bhedges, and
ccompel them to come in, that my house may be
filleda.
24 For I say unto you, That anone
of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
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23a compel them to come in, that my house
may be filled This type of 'compelling' is that of entreating and
persuading after the order of missionary work where the gospel is presented
and the message is taken and given as an invitation to be accepted of one's
own free will. It is not the forceful compulsion of force which was the
order of Satan in that he would not have allowed the agency of men to choose.
And thus the gospel of Christ will be rejected by many who count themselves
as being of the covenant, while it is taken to the world to any and all who
will be entreated by such persuasion to be joined unto it.
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Luke's Jumps Both Space and Time
From his account of the Pharisee dinner, Luke seems to jump to another
another account in time and space where Jesus transits with a great multitude
with him. Whether this was that same day or of another day and time it is not
so stipulated. And thus is Luke's account given of various events not
necessarily of a proper chronological order or history.
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25 ¶ And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
26 If any man come to me, and
ahate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children,
and brethren, and sisters, byea, and his own
clife also, he cannot be my
ddisciple.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his
across, and come after me, cannot be my
bdisciple.
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28 For which of you, intending to build a tower,
sitteth not down first, and acounteth the
bcost, whether he have sufficient to
cfinish it?
29 Lest ahaply, after he hath laid
the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold
it begin to mock him,
30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able
to afinish.
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31 Or what king, going to make war against another
king, sitteth not down first, and aconsulteth whether he be
able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty
thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off,
he sendeth an aambassage, and desireth conditions of
peace.
33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that
aforsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my
bdisciple.
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34 ¶ aSalt is good: but
if the bsalt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be
seasoned?
35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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