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Luke 14 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Verse 3 says, "Jesus asked the experts in the Jewish law and the Pharisees, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?'" Many times, the Pharisees got angry with Jesus for healing on the Sabbath. In this passage, Jesus dumbfounds the Pharisees. It was normally the Pharisees who tried to trap Jesus.
Changes of subject
Many times in this chapter Luke changes from one subject to another without marking the changes.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Parable
Jesus told the parable in Luke 14:15-24 to teach that the kingdom of God will be something that everyone can enjoy. But people will refuse to be part of it. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/kingdomofgod)
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
Paradox
A paradox is a true statement that appears to describe something impossible. A paradox occurs in this chapter: "for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted" (Luke 14:11).