Luke 14:15

And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δέ de	G1161	but · conjunction
one	τις tis	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — nominative singular masculine
that	τῶν tōn	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive plural masculine
him	συνανακειμένων sunanakeimenōn	G4873	to recline in company with (at a meal) · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, genitive plural masculine
heard	Ἀκούσας Akousas	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
things	ταῦτα taûta	G5023	these things
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτῷ· autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
Blessed	μακάριος makarios	G3107	supremely blest · adjective — nominative singular masculine
that	ὅς hós	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun
eat	φάγεται phagetai	G5315	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb — future middle indicative, 3rd person singular
bread	ἄρτον arton	G740	bread (as raised) or a loaf · noun — accusative singular masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
kingdom	βασιλείᾳ basileia	G932	properly · noun — dative singular feminine
God	θεοῦ.¶ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

Revelation 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the tru…
Luke 13:29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
Luke 22:30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Matthew 8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of he…
Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make th…
John 6:27-59 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: f…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 14:15-24

Here is another discourse of our Saviour's, in which he spiritualizes the feast he was invited to, which is another way of keeping up good discourse in the midst of common actions. I. The occasion of the discourse was given by one of the guests, who, when Christ was giving rules about feasting, said to him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God (Luk 14:15), which, some tell us, was a saying commonly used among the rabbin. 1. But with what design does this man bring it in here? (1.) Perhaps this man, observing that Christ reproved first the guests and then the master of the house, fearing he should put the company out of humour, started this, to divert the discourse to some…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 14:15

when one . . . heard . . . he said, Blessed, &c.--As our Lord's words seemed to hold forth the future "recompense" under the idea of a great Feast, the thought passes through this man's mind, how blessed they would be who should be honored to sit down to it. Our Lord's reply is in substance this: "The great Feast is prepared already; the invitations are issued, but declined; the feast, notwithstanding, shall not want abundance of guests; but not one of its present contemners--who shall yet come to sue for admission--shall be allowed to taste of it." This shows what was lacking in the seemingly pious exclamation of this man. It was Balaam's, "Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 14:15

That shall eat bread in the kingdom of God - This is spoken in conformity to the general expectation of the Jews, who imagined that the kingdom of the Messiah should be wholly of a secular nature. Instead of αρτον, bread, EKMS-V, more than one hundred others, with some versions and fathers, read αριϚον, a dinner. This is probably the best reading, as it is likely it was a dinner at which they now sat; and it would be natural for the person to say, Happy is he who shall dine in the kingdom of God. It does not appear that there was any but this person present, who was capable of relishing the conversation of our Lord, or entering at all into its spiritual reference.

The Church Fathers

That man was carnal, and a careless hearer of the things which Christ delivered, for he thought the reward of the saints was to be bodily.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Serm. 112.) Or because he sighed for something afar off, and that bread which he desired lay before him. For who is that Bread of the kingdom of God but He who says, I am the living bread which came down from heaven? (John 6:51.) Open not thy mouth, but thy heart.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But because some receive this bread by faith merely, as if by smelling, but its sweetness they loathe to really touch with their mouths, our Lord by the following parable condemns the dulness of those men to be unworthy of the heavenly banquet. For it follows, But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Blessed, The · Who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God — Who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 14:15

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 14:15-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 14:15

Adam Clarke on Luke 14:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 14:15

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 14:15-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 14:15

Adam Clarke on Luke 14:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Luke 14:15

John Calvin on Luke 14:15-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 14:15-24