Revised Webster's Bible
Luke 14:4
4And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
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
2And, behold, there was a certain man before him who had the dropsy. 3And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; 5And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have a donkey or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day? 6And they could not answer him again to these things.
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οἱ δὲ ἡσύχασαν. καὶ ἐπιλαβόμενος ἰάσατο αὐτὸν καὶ ἀπέλυσεν.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 14:4
- Matthew 21:25The baptism of John, where was it from? from heaven, or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?
- Matthew 22:46And no man was able to answer him a word, neither dared any man from that day forth ask him any more questions .
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
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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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