One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
Parallel translations
- WEB When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.
- NASB It happened that when He went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching Him closely.
- NLT One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely.
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Jesus dines at a Pharisee leader's house on the Sabbath while they watch Him closely. He enters hostile scrutiny with characteristic boldness.
Overview
Sharing a meal with a Pharisee ruler shows Jesus' willingness to engage even His opponents. Their watching is not friendly but aimed at catching Him in fault, especially regarding the Sabbath. The setting frames another teaching on mercy, humility, and the kingdom.
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- Mark 3:2In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- Ps 41:6My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
- Prov 23:7for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
- Luke 20:20So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
- Ps 62:4They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
- Luke 6:7Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- Ps 64:5–6They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
- Luke 11:37As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
- Isa 29:20–21For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—
- Jer 20:10–11For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”
- Luke 11:53–54As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
- Ps 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
- 1 Cor 9:19–22Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
- Acts 5:34But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
- John 3:1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
- Luke 7:34–36The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
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