1: The Law of the very Sabbath ought not to
hinder the offices of charity.
a: Either one of the elders, whom they called the Sanhedrin, or one
of the chief of the synagogue: for all the pharisees were not chief
men of the synagogue, John 7:48, for this word pharisee was the name
of a sect, though it appear by the whole history that the pharisee
was the name of a sect, though it appear by the whole history that
the pharisee were in great credit.
2: The reward of pride is ignominy: and the reward of true modesty is
glory.
*: Proverbs 25:5
*: Chapter 18:14 Matthew 23:12
3: Against then which lavish out their goods either ambitiously or
for hope of recompense, whereas Christian charity respecteth only the
glory of god, and the profit of our neighbour.
*: Proverbs 3:27 Tobit 4:7
*: Matthew 22:1
Revelation 19:9
4: The most part even of them to whom God hath revealed himself are
so mad, that such helps as they have received of God, they willingly
turn into lets and hindrances.
b: As of set purpose, and a thing agreed upon before: for though they
allege several causes, yet all of them agree in this, that they have
their excused, that they may not come to supper.
c: Wide and broad quarters.
5: Even those affections, which are of themselves worthy of praise
and commendation, must be ruled and ordered, that godliness may have
the upper hand and pre-eminence.
*: Matthew 10:37
d: If the matter stand between God and him, as Theophylact saith: and
therefore these words are not spoken simply, but by comparison.
*: Chapter 9:29 Matthew 16:24 Mark
8:34
6: The true followers of Christ must at once build and sight, and
therefore be ready to suffer all kind of miseries.
e: At home, and casteth all his costs, before he begin the work.
*: Matthew 5:13 Mark
9:50
7: The disciples of Christ must be wise, both for themselves, and for
others: otherwise they become the most foolish of all.
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Chapter 14
2. The dropsy healed on the Sabbath. 8. The chief places at
banquets. 12. The poor must bee called to our feasts. 16. Of those
that were bid to the great supper. 23. Some compelled to come in. 28.
One about to build a tower.
And 1 it came to pass
that when he was entered into the house of a
one of the chief pharisees on the Sabbath day, to eat bread,
they watched him.
2 And behold, there was a certain man
before him, which had the dropsy.
3 Then Jesus answering, spake unto the
lawyers and pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal
on the Sabbath day?
4 And they held their peace. Then 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 Sabbath day?
6 So they could not answer him again
to those things.
7 ¶2 He spake
also a parable to the guests, when he marked how they chose out the
chief rooms, and said unto them,
8 When thou shalt be
bidden of any man to a wedding, set not thyself down in the chiefest
place, lest a more honourable man then thou, be bidden of him,
9 And he that bade
both him and thee, come, and say to thee, Give this man room, and
thou then begin with shame to take the lowest room.
10 * But when thou
art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room, that when he that
bade thee, commeth, he may say unto thee, Friend, sit up higher: then
shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at table
with thee.
11 * For whosoever
exalteth himself, shall be brought low, and he that humbleth himself,
shall be exalted.
12 ¶3 Then
said he also to him that had bidden him, * When
thou makest a dinner, or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy
brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor the rich neighbours, lest they
also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.
13 But when thou
makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, and lame, and the blind,
14 And thou shalt
be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be
recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
15 ¶ Now when one of them that sat at
table heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he
that eateth bread in the kingdom of God.
16 Then said he to him, * A certain man made a great supper, and bade many.
17 And sent his
servants at suppertime to say to them that were bidden, Come: for all
things are now ready.
18 4
But they all with b
one mind began to make excuse: The first said unto him, I have
bought a farm, and I must needs go out 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.
21 So that servant
returned, and showed his master these things. Then was the goodman of
the house angry, and said to his servant, Go out quickly into
the c streets and
lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and
the halt, and the blind.
22 And the servant
said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
23 Then the master
said to the servant, Go out into the highways, and hedges, and compel
them to come in, that mine house may be filled.
24 For I say unto
you, that none of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my
supper.
25 5 Now
there went great multitudes with him, and he turned and said unto
them,
26 * If any man
come to me, and d hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children,
and brethren, and sisters: yea, and his own life also, he cannot be
my disciple.
27 *6 And whosoever beareth not his cross, and commeth after
me, cannot be my disciple.
28 For which of you
minding to build a tower, e sitteth not down before, and counteth the cost, whether
he have sufficient to perform it,
29 Lest that after
he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to perform it, all that
behold it, begin to mock him,
30 Saying, This man
began to build, and was not able to make an end?
31 Or what king,
going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first and
taketh council, whether he be able with ten thousand, to meet him
that commeth against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else while he
is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassy, and desireth peace.
33 So likewise,
whosoever he be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he
cannot be my disciple.
34 *7 Salt is good: but if salt have lost his savour, wherewith
shall it be salted?
35 It is neither
meet 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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