Luke 13:15

Luke 13:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
• New International Version (NIV)The 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?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then 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?
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?

Context of Luke 13:15

13Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God! 14But the leader in charge of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed her on the Sabbath day. “There are six days of the week for working,” he said to the crowd. “Come on those days to be healed, not on the Sabbath.” But the Lord replied, “You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don’t you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water? 16This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn’t it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?” 17This shamed his enemies, but all the people rejoiced at the wonderful things he did.

Luke 13:15 word by word

Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος καὶ εἶπεν· ὑποκριταί, ἕκαστος ὑμῶν τῷ σαββάτῳ οὐ λύει τὸν βοῦν αὐτοῦ ἢ τὸν ὄνον ἀπὸ τῆς φάτνης, καὶ ἀπαγαγὼν ποτίζει;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• hypocriteὑποκριτήςhupokritēs · hypocriteG5273
• dothλύωluō · to looseG3089
• notοὐou · noG3756
• each oneἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• of youσύsu · youG4771
• on the sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• oxβοῦςbous · oxG1016
• orἤē · orG2228
• assὄνοςonos · donkeyG3688
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the stallφάτνηphatnē · mangerG5336
• leadἀπάγωapagō · to lead awayG520
• to wateringποτίζωpotizō · to waterG4222

Cross-references for Luke 13:15

• Luke 6:42How can you think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
• Luke 12:1Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees—their hypocrisy.
• Job 34:30He prevents the godless from ruling so they cannot be a snare to the people.
• Proverbs 11:9With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous.
• Isaiah 29:20The scoffer will be gone, the arrogant will disappear, and those who plot evil will be killed.
• Matthew 7:5Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
• Matthew 15:7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,
• Matthew 23:13“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.
• Acts 8:20But Peter replied, “May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought!
• Acts 13:9Saul, also known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he looked the sorcerer in the eye.
• Luke 14:5Then 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?”
• John 7:21Jesus replied, “I did one miracle on the Sabbath, and you were amazed.

Commentaries on Luke 13:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Thou hypocrite! - You condemn “me” for an action, and yet you perform one exactly similar. You condemn “me” for doing to a woman what you do to a beast. To her I have done good on the Sabbath; you provide for your cattle, and yet blame me for working a miracle to relieve a sufferer on that day. Stall - A place where cattle are kept to be fed, and sheltered from the weather.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 Our Lord Jesus attended upon public worship on the sabbaths. Even bodily infirmities, unless very grievous, should not keep us from public worship on sabbath days. This woman came to Christ to be taught, and to get good to her soul, and then he relieved her bodily infirmity. This cure represents the work of Christ's grace upon the soul. And when crooked souls are made straight, they will show it by glorifying God. Christ knew that this ruler…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16You hypocrites! Hypocrites are people who pretend to be good or righteous, saying one thing but doing another. The religious leaders would care for their own animals on the Sabbath, but they would not help another person in need. There is also a play on words in the text. The same word is used for "untie" (13:15) and "released" (13:16). The leaders would free their animals but not a daughter of Abraham, one of God's chosen people. whom Satan has kept…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. the Lord--(See on Lu 10:1). hypocrite!--How "the faithful and true Witness" tears off the masks which men wear! his ox, &c.--(See on Mt 12:9-13; and Lu 6:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 13:15

• Ass (Donkey)
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Manger
• Miracles
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Bind
• Manger
• Nay
• Ox
• Repent
• Sabbath
• Cattle
• Crook-Backed
• Hypocrisy; Hyprocrite
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Luke 13

• 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