Luke 13:15

Luke 13:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it?
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?

Context of Luke 13:15

13Then He laid His hands on her; and immediately she stood erect again and she began glorifying and praising God. 14But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “There are six days in which work ought to be done; so come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” But the Lord replied to him, “You hypocrites (play-actors, pretenders)! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead it away to water it? 16And this woman, a daughter (descendant) of Abraham whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?” 17As He was saying this, all His opponents were being humiliated; and the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things that were being done by Him.

Luke 13:15 word by word

Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος καὶ εἶπεν· ὑποκριταί, ἕκαστος ὑμῶν τῷ σαββάτῳ οὐ λύει τὸν βοῦν αὐτοῦ ἢ τὸν ὄνον ἀπὸ τῆς φάτνης, καὶ ἀπαγαγὼν ποτίζει;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• hypocriteὑποκριτήςhupokritēs · hypocriteG5273
• dothλύωluō · to looseG3089
• notοὐou · noG3756
• each oneἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• of youσύsu · youG4771
• on the sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• oxβοῦςbous · oxG1016
• orἤē · orG2228
• assὄνοςonos · donkeyG3688
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the stallφάτνηphatnē · mangerG5336
• leadἀπάγωapagō · to lead awayG520
• to wateringποτίζωpotizō · to waterG4222

Cross-references for Luke 13:15

• Luke 6:42How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, allow me to take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite (play actor, pretender), first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
• Luke 12:1In the meantime, after so many thousands of the people had gathered that they were stepping on one another, Jesus began speaking first of all to His disciples, “Be continually on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees [that is, their pervasive, corrupting influence and teaching], which is hypocrisy [producing self-righteousness].
• Job 34:30So that godless men would not rule Nor be snares for the people.
• Proverbs 11:9With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge and discernment the righteous will be rescued.
• Isaiah 29:20For the tyrant will come to an end and the scorner will be finished, Indeed all who are intent on doing evil will be cut off—
• Matthew 7:5You hypocrite (play-actor, pretender), first get the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
• Matthew 15:7You hypocrites (play-actors, pretenders), rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you when he said,
• Matthew 23:13“But woe (judgment is coming) to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who are [in the process of] entering to do so.
• Acts 8:20But Peter said to him, “May your money be destroyed along with you, because you thought you could buy the [free] gift of God with money!
• Acts 13:9But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas,
• Luke 14:5Then He said to them, “Which one of you, having a son or an ox that falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”
• John 7:21Jesus replied, “I did one work, and you are all astounded.

Commentaries on Luke 13:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Thou hypocrite! - You condemn “me” for an action, and yet you perform one exactly similar. You condemn “me” for doing to a woman what you do to a beast. To her I have done good on the Sabbath; you provide for your cattle, and yet blame me for working a miracle to relieve a sufferer on that day. Stall - A place where cattle are kept to be fed, and sheltered from the weather.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 Our Lord Jesus attended upon public worship on the sabbaths. Even bodily infirmities, unless very grievous, should not keep us from public worship on sabbath days. This woman came to Christ to be taught, and to get good to her soul, and then he relieved her bodily infirmity. This cure represents the work of Christ's grace upon the soul. And when crooked souls are made straight, they will show it by glorifying God. Christ knew that this ruler…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16You hypocrites! Hypocrites are people who pretend to be good or righteous, saying one thing but doing another. The religious leaders would care for their own animals on the Sabbath, but they would not help another person in need. There is also a play on words in the text. The same word is used for "untie" (13:15) and "released" (13:16). The leaders would free their animals but not a daughter of Abraham, one of God's chosen people. whom Satan has kept…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. the Lord--(See on Lu 10:1). hypocrite!--How "the faithful and true Witness" tears off the masks which men wear! his ox, &c.--(See on Mt 12:9-13; and Lu 6:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 13:15

• Ass (Donkey)
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Manger
• Miracles
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Bind
• Manger
• Nay
• Ox
• Repent
• Sabbath
• Cattle
• Crook-Backed
• Hypocrisy; Hyprocrite
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Luke 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings