Luke 14:4

Luke 14:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
• New International Version (NIV)But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go.

Context of Luke 14:4

2There right in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy. 3So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away. 5Then he said to them, “Which of you, if you have a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?” 6But they could not reply to this.

Luke 14:4 word by word

οἱ δὲ ἡσύχασαν. καὶ ἐπιλαβόμενος ἰάσατο αὐτὸν καὶ ἀπέλυσεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they held their peaceἡσυχάζωhēsuchazō · be quiet/give upG2270
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he tookἐπιλαμβάνωepilambanomai · to catchG1949
• and healedἰάομαιiaomai · to healG2390
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• let him goἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630

Cross-references for Luke 14:4

• Matthew 21:25Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from people?” They discussed this among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’
• Matthew 22:46No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

Commentaries on Luke 14:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4They held their peace - They could not answer the question but in the affirmative; and as they were determined to accuse him if he did heal the man, they could not give an answer but such as would condemn themselves, and therefore they were silent.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4They held their peace - They were silent. They “could” not say it was not lawful, for the law did not forbid it. If it had they would have said it. Here was the time for them to make objections if they had any, and not after the man was healed; and as they “made” no objection “then,” they could not with consistency afterward. They were, therefore, effectually silenced and confounded by the Saviour. He took him - Took hold of the man, or perhaps took him…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. (See on Mt 12:11, 12).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 14:4

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Compel
• Condition
• Consent
• Consult
• Exalt
• Excuse
• Halt
• Hate
• Worship
• Criticism of the Bible

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