Luke 13:15

13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

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.

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?

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?

17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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?
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?
WEB
Therefore 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?
ASV
But 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?
DARBY
The 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]?
BLB
But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Does not each one of you⁺ loose his ox or donkey from the stall on the Sabbath, and having led [it] away, give [to it] to drink?
ÅB
Men Herren svarte ham og sa: Dere hyklere! vil ikke enhver av dere på sabbaten løse sin okse eller sitt esel fra krybben og gå bort og vanne dem?
OTB
Herren svarte ham: "Hyklere! Løser ikke hver av dere på sabbaten oksen eller eselet fra båsen og leder det til vann?
B1930
Men Herren svarte ham og sa: I hyklere! vil ikke enhver av eder på sabbaten løse sin okse eller sitt asen fra krybben og gå bort og vanne dem?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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?

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  • John 7:21–24

    Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

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  • 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.

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  • Acts 13:9–10

    Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,

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  • 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.

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  • 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:

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  • Matthew 15:7

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

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  • 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.

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