Luke 14 · Verse 2

Luke 14:2

And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

Luke 14:2, King James Version

Luke 14:2 in other translations

BSB	Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.
WEB	Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
ASV	And behold, there was before him a certain man that had the dropsy.
YLT	and lo, there was a certain dropsical man before him;
DARBY	And behold, there was a certain dropsical man before him.
BBE	And a certain man was there who had a disease.
Webster	And behold, there was a certain man before him who had the dropsy.

What does Luke 14:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Lu 14:1-24. Healing of a Dropsical Man, and Manifold Teachings at a Sabbath Feast.

2. man before him--not one of the company, since this was apparently before the guests sat down, and probably the man came in hope of a cure, though not expressly soliciting it [De Wette].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 2. A certain man before him. In what way he came there we know not. He might have been one of the Pharisee's family, or might have been placed there by the Pharisees to see whether he would heal him. This last supposition is not improbable, since it is said in Lk 14:1 that they watched him.

The dropsy. A disease produced by the accumulation of water in various parts of the body; very distressing, and commonly incurable.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 2 The dropsy - Ὑδρωπικος, dropsical; from ὑδωρ, water, and ωψ, the countenance, because in this disorder the face of the patient is often very much bloated. Probably the insidious Pharisee had brought this dropsical man to the place, not doubting that our Lord's eye would affect his heart, and that he would instantly cure him; and then he could most plausibly accuse him for a breach of the Sabbath. If this were the case, and it is likely, how deep must have been the perfidy and malice of the Pharisee!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 14:1-6

The necessity of consideration and self-denial. (25-35) Verses 1-6 This Pharisee, as well as others, seems to have had an ill design in entertaining Jesus at his house. But our Lord would not be hindered from healing a man, though he knew a clamour would be raised at his doing it on the sabbath. It requires care to understand the proper connexion between piety and charity in observing the sabbath, and the…

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Luke 14:2 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532

ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400

ἄνθρωπόςanthrōposa manG444

τιςtiscertainG5100

ἦνēnthere wasG1510

ὑδρωπικὸςhudrōpikoswith dropsyG5203

ἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeG1715

αὐτοῦ.¶autouHim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

Luke 14:1
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.
Luke 14:2
And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
Luke 14:3
And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

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Luke 14:2 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y he aquí un hombre hidrópico estaba delante de él.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et voici, il y avait un homme hydropique devant lui.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und siehe, ein gewisser wassersüchtiger Mensch war vor ihm.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et ecce homo quidam hydropicus erat ante illum.