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?
Luke 14:5 in other translations
| BSB | And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?” |
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| WEB | He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?” |
| ASV | And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day? |
| YLT | and answering them he said, ‘Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it up on the sabbath-day?' |
| DARBY | And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day? |
| BBE | And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath? |
| Webster | And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not forthwith pull him out on the sabbath? |
What does Luke 14:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 14:3-6
3-6. (See on Mt 12:11, 12).
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 14:1-6
The necessity of consideration and self-denial. (25-35) Verses 1-6 This Pharisee, as well as others, seems to have had an ill design in entertaining Jesus at his house. But our Lord would not be hindered from healing a man, though he knew a clamour would be raised at his doing it on the sabbath. It requires care to understand the proper connexion between piety and charity in observing the sabbath, and the…
Luke 14:5 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 14:5
- 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?
- Exodus 23:4-5
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
- Matthew 12:11-12
And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
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Context
- Luke 14:4
And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
- 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?
- Luke 14:6
And they could not answer him again to these things.
Luke 14:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y respondiendo á ellos dijo: ¿El asno ó el buey de cuál de vosotros caerá en algún pozo, y no lo sacará luego en día de sábado? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et répondant, il leur dit: Qui sera celui de vous, qui, ayant un âne ou un bœuf, lequel vienne à tomber dans un puits, ne l’en retire aussitôt le jour du sabbat? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Wer ist unter euch, dessen Esel oder Ochs in einen Brunnen fällt, und der ihn nicht alsbald herauszieht am Tage des Sabbaths? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et respondens ad illos dixit: Cujus vestrum asinus, aut bos in puteum cadet, et non continuo extrahet illum die sabbati? |