Pentecost Season · Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Luke 14:1, 7-14
Jesus at a Pharisee’s House
September 3, 2028
Overview & Insights
“Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 14:11)
This is the third time Luke has depicted Jesus as an invited guest at a Pharisee’s table (see also 7:36–50; 11:37–54), and on each occasion Jesus makes things uncomfortable, challenging the social conventions and the moral values of his hosts and fellow guests. In this case, the meal setting continues into 14:15–24, in which Jesus will use the motif of a special meal as the basis for a parable about the kingdom of God that picks up the theme of 14:12–14. But Jesus was equally at home in less respectable company, and the great parables of chapter 15 will be prompted by the objections that Pharisees raised to his eating with “sinners.” So the Pharisees, despite their occasional hospitality to Jesus, are finding themselves increasingly at odds with his teaching and his style of ministry.
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Luke 14:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects classic commentaries on the sabbath dinner and its table lessons.
Luke 14 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Walks through the banquet scene and Jesus' teaching on humility.
Luke 14 Commentary Precept Austin
A verse-by-verse study of the sabbath meal and the lowest-place teaching.
Luke 14 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Gives Albert Barnes' verse-by-verse notes on the chapter.
Commentary on Luke 14:1, 7-14 Working Preacher
A Lutheran preaching commentary on this exact pericope.
Luke 14:1, 7-14 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed preaching commentary noting the single dinner-party setting behind the sayings.
Luke 14:11 Sermons BibleHub
A library of older preached sermons on humbling oneself at the table.
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What does Jesus teach at the feast?
Healing a man on the sabbath, Jesus then tells the guests not to take the place of honor but the lowest place, for the humble will be exalted (Luke 14:1–11).
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