Luke 14:5

Luke 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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?
• New International Version (NIV)Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He answered them, saying, “Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

Context of Luke 14:5

3So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way. And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?” 6And they were unable to answer these questions. 7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

Luke 14:5 word by word

Καὶ πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἶπεν· τίνος ὑμῶν υἱὸς ἢ βοῦς εἰς φρέαρ πεσεῖται, καὶ οὐκ εὐθέως ἀνασπάσει αὐτὸν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ σαββάτου;Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• He askedεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• ·πρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whichτίςtis · which?G5101
• of youσύsu · youG4771
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• orἤē · orG2228
• oxβοῦςbous · oxG1016
• fallsπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a pitφρέαρphrear · well/abyssG5421
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• will notοὐou · noG3756
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• pull him outἀνασπάωanaspaō · to pull upG385

Cross-references for Luke 14:5

• Luke 13:15“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
• Exodus 23:4If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
• Daniel 4:24This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
• Matthew 12:11He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?

Commentaries on Luke 14:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5An ass or an ox - See on Luke 13:15; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5See the notes at Matthew 12:11. Which of you … - In this way Jesus refuted the notion of the Pharisees. If it was lawful to save an ox on the Sabbath, it was also to save the life of a man. To this the Jews had nothing to answer.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Jesus pointed out the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. Hypocrisy means pretending to be righteous while acting differently. See also study note on 13:15–16.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. (See on Mt 12:11, 12).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 14:5

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sabbath

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Commentaries on Luke 14

• 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