A parable for those which were bidden (προς τους κεκλημενους παραβολην). Perfect passive participle of καλεω, to call, to invite. …

A parable. The word parable, here, means rather a precept, an injunction. He gave a rule or precept about the proper man…

And he put forth a parable.—The passage has the interest of being, in conjunction with Luke 11:43, the germ of the great …

Saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidde…

St. Ambrose of Milan: First, the man with dropsy is cured, in whom the abundant discharges of the flesh crushed the powers o…

Jesus continued to take the initiative (v.7). In his time the guests at a formal dinner reclined on couches, several on each one, leaning on their …

And he spoke a parable to those who were invited. We know to what an extent ambition prevailed among the Pharisees and all the scribes. Wh…

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden ,
&c.] To the dinner at the Pharisee's house, particularly the…

Even in the common actions of life, Christ marks what we do, not only in our religious assemblies, but at our tables. We see in many cases that a m…