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?
• 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?”
• 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

3Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. 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?” 6And they had nothing to say. 7When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this 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

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 13:15The 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?
• Exodus 23:4“If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it.
• Daniel 4:24“This is the interpretation, Your Majesty, and this is the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
• Matthew 12:11He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you 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

In the dictionaries

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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