Neville Goddard on Luke 14:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 14 in context

Scripture Focus

1And 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.

2And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

4And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

5And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?

6And they could not answer him again to these things.

Luke 14:1-6

Biblical Context

Jesus heals a man during a sabbath gathering, while the scribes watch closely. The point is that mercy can override a strict reading of the law.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the I AM lens, the sabbath is not a day but a state of perfected stillness in consciousness. The man with dropsy represents a swelling of limitation in your mind—an idea about yourself that keeps you unbalanced. The Pharisees are the voices of outer rule—your habit of measuring yourself and others by appearances. When Jesus asks, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? He invites you to question your own unwillingness to restore balance in consciousness, not to break a decree. Healing then is not an act in time but a revision of the inner state. By refraining from defending the old law with talk, you make space for the new result: the 'ass or ox' pulled from the pit is your old beliefs about lack being kept alive by fear. The inner miracle occurs when you answer with quiet inner agreement that healing is your natural state here and now. The entire scene is a dramatization of your own capacity to translate law into compassion through awakened awareness.