English Standard Version
Luke 14:5
5And 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?"
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?”
- 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?”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then he turned to them and said, “Which of you doesn’t work on the Sabbath? If your son or your cow falls into a pit, don’t you rush to get him out?”
Context of Luke 14:5
3And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?" 4But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. 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?" 6And they could not reply to these things. 7Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
Read all of Luke 14Luke 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
- ·πρόςpros · to/withG4314
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Whichτίςtis · which?G5101
- of youσύsu · youG4771
- shall haveἐμπίπτωempiptō · to fall intoG1706
- an assὄνοςonos · donkeyG3688
- orἤē · orG2228
- an oxβοῦςbous · oxG1016
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- a pitφρέαρphrear · well/abyssG5421
- will notοὐou · noG3756
- straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
- pullἀνασπάωanaspaō · to pull upG385
- onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the sabbathὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
- dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
Cross-references for Luke 14:5
- Luke 13:15Then 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?
- Exodus 23:4"If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him.
- Daniel 4:24this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king,
- Matthew 12:11He said to them, "Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will 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
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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
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