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

3And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? 4But they were silent. And taking him he healed him and let him go. And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day? 6And they were not able to answer him to these things. 7And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,

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

• answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• oxβοῦςbous · oxG1016
• fallπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for Luke 14:5

• Luke 13:15The Lord therefore answered him and said, Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger and leading [it] away, water [it]?
• Exodus 23:4— If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt certainly bring it back to him.
• Daniel 4:24this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which cometh upon my lord the king:
• Matthew 12:11But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise [it] up?

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