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Luke 14:5

Mercy and compassion

3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

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?

6 And they could not answer him again to these things.

7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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?”
KJV
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?
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?
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?
BLB
And He said to them, “Which of you⁺ [whose] son or ox will fall into a well will not also immediately pull him up on the day of the Sabbath?”
ÅB
Og han tok igjen til orde og sa til dem: Hvem av dere har en sønn eller en okse som faller i en brønn, og drar dem ikke straks opp igjen på sabbatsdagen?
OTB
Og Han sa til dem: "Hvis noen av dere har en sønn eller en okse som faller i en brønn på sabbatsdagen, vil dere ikke straks dra ham opp?"
B1930
Og han tok atter til orde og sa til dem: Hvem av eder har en sønn eller en okse som faller i en brønn, og drar dem ikke straks op igjen på sabbatsdagen?

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Cross references

  • 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?

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  • 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.

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  • 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?

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