Quotes & Notes on:     Luke 14:11    John Wesley,  Notes On the New Testament (1755): It is observable that no one sentence of our Lord's is so often repeated as this: it occurs, with scarce any variation, at least ten times in the evangelists. Reginald Fuller's Preaching the Lectionary (1984):  Humility in the Christian sense is not purely a passive virtue;  like faith, to which it is closely akin, it is highly active. - Reginald H. Fuller, Preaching the Lectionary, p. 501    William Baird, Interpreter's Commentary, 1971:  To be posted.   J. McNicol, The New Bible Commentary, 1954: Jesus marked how the guests took the chief seats for themselves, and He gave them a lesson in humility, clothing it in the form of a recommendation to intelligent self-interest. - J. McNicol, New Bible Commentary (1954): Luke, p. 855    I.H. Marshall, The New Bible Commentary, 1970:  Jesus is not commending the false modesty which takes a lower place simply in order to be publicly exalted later. - I.H. Marshall, New Bible Commentary, Revised (1970):  Luke, p. 910    David Guzik, Study Guide: To be posted.   Chuck Smith, Study Guide: To be posted.   Catechism of the Catholic Church: To be posted.   J. Norval Geldenhuys, Bible Expositor, 1960: To be posted.   Abingdon Bible Commentary (1929): To be posted.   D.D. Whedon, Commentary on Luke, 1866: Men do indeed often act on the reverse of this maxim.  They often take the humble man at his word and increase the insignificance he admits of himself.  On the contrary, impudence and assumption often have their rewards from men, by securing a consideration of their claims. - D.D. Whedon, Commentary on the Gospels, Vol. Luke-John, p. 147    Joseph Parker, People's Bible, 1901: To be posted.   Anchor Bible: The allusion [to Ezekiel 21:31) puts Jesus' previous saying (end of v.10) into a larger perspective:  Self-assertion will not suffice when God's judgment is to intervene. - Fitzmyer, Joseph A., Trans., Anchor Bible, Vol. Luke X-XXIV, p.1047   The Fourfold Gospel:   This is one of our Lord's favorite maxims (Lu 18:14; Mt 23:12). Both man and God look upon humiliation as the just punishment of pride; but it is a pleasure to every right-minded spirit to give joy to the humble by showing him respect and honor. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: * whosoever. Lu 1:51; 18:14; 1Sa 15:17; Job 22:29; 40:10-12; Ps 18:27; 138:6 Pr 15:33; 18:12; 29:23; Isa 2:11; 57:15; Mt 23:12; Jas 4:6 1Pe 5:5   Robertson's Word Pictures:  Shall be humbled (tapeinôthêsetai). First future passive. One of the repeated sayings of Jesus (Lu 18:14; Mt 23:12).   William Burkitt's Notes: No comment on this verse.   Family Bible Notes: Whosoever exalteth himself; is proud, and seeks to be honored above others. Shall be abased; by God. He that humbleth himself; who is humble, and shows it in his conduct. Shall be exalted; honored; raised to higher dignity and influence. Pr 16:18,19; Mt 5:3; 11:29 Mt 18:4; 23:12; Jas 4:6. This proverb is abundantly illustrated in God's dealings with men in this world, but will have its highest fulfilment in the world to come. The indulgence and display of pride indicate great wickedness of heart, and are sure precursors of coming abasement; while the cultivation and manifestation of humility are evidences of greatness, and harbingers of coming glory.   1599 Geneva Bible Notes: No comment on this verse.   People's New Testament Commentary: The Lord states a general law, but the final adjustment is often left to another state of being. Many a preacher has failed because he sought a place that was beyond his ability.   Albert Barnes' Commentary:  This is universal among men, and it is also the way in which God will deal with men. Men will perpetually endeavour to bring down those who endeavour to exalt themselves; and it is a part of God's regular plan to abase the proud, to bring down the lofty, to raise up those that be bowed down, and show his favours to those who are poor and needy.   Jamieson-Faussett Brown:  couching them in a chaste simplicity and proverbial terseness of style which makes them "apples of gold in a setting of silver."   Spurgeon Devotional Commentary: The parable is self-evident common sense, and the lesson from it is most important spiritual truth. Let us not lose its practical teaching.   Adam Clarke's Commentary: This is the unchangeable conduct of God: he is ever abasing the proud, and giving grace, honour, and glory to the humble.   Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary: No comment on this verse. We see in other instances that a man's pride will bring him low, but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit, and before honour is humility. - Matthew Henry, Commentary, Vol. 5, p. 733

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