Luke 13 · Verse 15

Luke 13:15

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?
Luke 13:15, King James Version

Luke 13:15 in other translations

BSB“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
WEBTherefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water?
ASVBut the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
YLTThen the Lord answered him and said, ‘Hypocrite, doth not each of you on the sabbath loose his ox or ass from the stall, and having led away, doth water it?
DARBYThe Lord therefore answered him and said, Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger and leading it away, water it?
BBEBut the Lord gave him an answer and said, O you false men! do you not, every one of you, on the Sabbath, let loose his ox and his ass and take it to the water?
WebsterThe 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?

What does Luke 13:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 15. Thou 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.

(o) "Thou hypocrite!" Prov 11:9, Mt 7:5, 23:13,28, Lk 12:1 (p) "on the sabbath" Lk 14:5

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 13:10-17

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…

Read the full comment on Luke 13:10-17 →

Luke 13:15 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἈπεκρίθηApekrithēAnsweredG611
δὲdethereforeG1161
αὐτῷautōto himG846
ὁhotheG3588
κύριοςkuriosLordG2962
καὶkaiandG2532
εἶπεν·eipensaid;G2036
ὑποκριταί,hupokritaiHypocrites!G5273
ἕκαστοςhekastosEach oneG1538
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771
τῷtōon theG3588
σαββάτῳsabbatōSabbathG4521
οὐounotG3756
λύειlueidoes he untieG3089
τὸνtontheG3588
βοῦνbounoxG1016
αὐτοῦautouof himG846
ἢēorG2228
τὸνtontheG3588
ὄνονonondonkeyG3688
ἀπὸapofromG575
τῆςtēstheG3588
φάτνης,phatnēsstall,G5336
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀπαγαγὼνapagagōnhaving led [it] awayG520
ποτίζει;potizeigive [it] drink?G4222

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Cross references for Luke 13:15

  • Luke 14:5

    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?

  • John 7:21-24

    Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

  • Luke 6:42

    Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.

  • Acts 13:9-10

    Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

  • Matthew 7:5

    Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

  • Isaiah 29:20

    For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

  • Matthew 15:7

    Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

  • Luke 12:1

    In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

  • Job 34:30

    That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.

  • Matthew 23:28

    Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

  • Acts 8:20-23

    But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

  • Matthew 15:14

    Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou hypocrite.
6:42; 12:1; Job 34:30; Pr 11:9; Isa 29:20; Mt 7:5; 15:7,14; 23:13,28
Ac 8:20-23; 13:9,10
doth not.
14:5; Joh 7:21-24

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Context

  • Luke 13:14

    And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

  • Luke 13:15

    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?

  • Luke 13:16

    And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

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Luke 13:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces el Señor le respondió, y dijo: Hipócrita, cada uno de vosotros ¿no desata en sábado su buey ó su asno del pesebre, y lo lleva á beber?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le Seigneur donc lui répondit, et dit: Hypocrites! chacun de vous ne détache-t-il pas de la crèche son bœuf ou son âne un jour de sabbat, et ne les mène-t-il pas boire?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der Herr nun antwortete ihm und sprach: Heuchler! löst nicht ein jeder von euch am Sabbath seinen Ochsen oder Esel von der Krippe und führt ihn hin und tränkt ihn?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Respondens autem ad illum Dominus, dixit: Hypocritæ, unusquisque vestrum sabbato non solvit bovem suum, aut asinum a præsepio, et ducit adaquare?