Blessed (μακαριος). Happy, same word in the Beatitudes of Jesus (Matthew 5:3ff.). This pious platitude whether due to …

Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

The kingdom of God here means the kingdom which the Messiah was to set up…

Blessed is he that shall eat bread . . .—The form of the exclamation was obviously determined by the words which our Lord…

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

Eusebius of Caesarea: Our Lord had just taught us to prepare our feasts for those who cannot repay, since we will have our …

The concept of future celebration in the kingdom is certainly biblical. Jesus addressed the presumption by some present, perhaps including the spea…

And when one of them that sat at meat with him
One of the Scribes, lawyers, or Pharisees, that were guests at this f…

In this parable, observe the free grace and mercy of God shining in the gospel of Christ, which will be food and a feast for the soul of one who kn…