Luke 14:2 meaning and explanation

Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.

Luke 14:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Luke places this man directly in front of Jesus at a Sabbath meal in the home of a leading Pharisee, where the guests are watching Jesus closely (verses 1 and 3). Dropsy, a condition of swelling from retained fluid, was a visible and chronic illness, and healing it could wait a day.

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