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If your son or your cow falls into a pit, don’t you rush to get him out?” <a href="/esv/luke/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?” <a href="/bsb/luke/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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?” <a href="/blb/luke/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And He said to them, "Which of you whose son or ox will fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, also will not immediately pull him up?" <a href="/kjv/luke/14.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/luke/14.htm">New King James Version</a> Then He answered them, saying, “Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” <a href="/nasb_/luke/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And He said to them, “Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?” <a href="/nasb/luke/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> And He said to them, &#8220Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/luke/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And He said to them, “Which one of you shall have a son or an ox fall into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?” <a href="/lsb/luke/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And He said to them, “Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?” <a href="/amp/luke/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then He said to them, “Which one of you, having a son or an ox that falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” <a href="/csb/luke/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And to them, he said, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day? ” <a href="/hcsb/luke/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And to them, He said, &#8220Which of you whose son or ox falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?&#8221 <a href="/asv/luke/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/cev/luke/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Afterwards, Jesus asked the people, "If your son or ox falls into a well, wouldn't you pull him out at once, even on the Sabbath?" <a href="/erv/luke/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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? <a href="/gwt/luke/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus asked them, "If your son or your ox falls into a well on a day of worship, wouldn't you pull him out immediately?" <a href="/gnt/luke/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then he said to them, "If any one of you had a child or an ox that happened to fall in a well on a Sabbath, would you not pull it out at once on the Sabbath itself?" <a href="/isv/luke/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then he asked them, "If your son or ox falls into a well on the Sabbath day, you would pull him out immediately, wouldn't you?" <a href="/msb/luke/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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?? <a href="/net/luke/14.htm">NET Bible</a> Then he said to them, "Which of you, if you have a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?" <a href="/nheb/luke/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He answered them, "Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, would not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?" <a href="/wbt/luke/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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? <a href="/wey/luke/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then He turned to them and said, "Which of you shall have a child or an ox fall into a well on the Sabbath day, and will not immediately lift him out?" <a href="/web/luke/14.htm">World English Bible</a> 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?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and answering them He said, “Of which of you will a donkey or ox fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it up on the Sabbath day?” <a href="/blb/luke/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And He said to them, "Which of you whose son or ox will fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, also will not immediately pull him up?" <a href="/ylt/luke/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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?' <a href="/slt/luke/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having answered, he said to them, Whose ass or ox of yours shall fall into a well, and will he not quickly pull it out on the sabbath day?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And answering them, he said: Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out, on the sabbath day? <a href="/cpdv/luke/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And responding to them, he said, “Which of you will have a donkey or an ox fall into a pit, and will not promptly pull him out, on the day of the Sabbath?” <a href="/nabre/luke/14.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he said to them, “Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?” <a href="/nrsvce/luke/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then he said to them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that has fallen into a well, will you not immediately pull it out on a sabbath day?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he said to them, Which one of you, if his son or his ox should fall into a pit on the sabbath day, would not immediately pull and bring him out? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he said to them, “Who of you, whose son or ox should fall in a pit on the Sabbath day, would not at once pull and lift him out?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he answered and said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox should fall into a pit, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day? <a href="/godbey/luke/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And responding to them He said; <FR>Of which one of you shall his son or his ox fall into a pit, and will he not immediately lift him out on the Sabbath-day? <Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and addressing them, said, Whose ass or ox is fallen into a pit, and doth he not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day? <a href="/mace/luke/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Then continuing his discourse, which of you, said he, if his child or his ox fell into a pit, would not immediately draw him out, though it were on the sabbath-day? <a href="/wey/luke/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then He turned to them and said, "Which of you shall have a child or an ox fall into a well on the Sabbath day, and will not immediately lift him out?" <a href="/worrell/luke/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and He said to them, <FR>"Who of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a well, and he will not straight-way draw him up on a sabbath day?"<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and said unto them, <FR>Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out <Fr>even<FR> on the sabbath-day?<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/14-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=5860" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/14.htm">Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy</a> …4But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way. 5<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">He asked</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them,</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: Tinos (IPro-GMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">“Which</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">of you</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huios (N-NMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">whose son</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/1016.htm" title="1016: bous (N-NMS) -- An ox, cow, bull. Probably from the base of bosko; an ox, i.e. An animal of that species.">ox</a> <a href="/greek/4098.htm" title="4098: peseitai (V-FIM-3S) -- A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.">falls</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/5421.htm" title="5421: phrear (N-ANS) -- A pit, well, cistern. Of uncertain derivation; a hole in the ground, i.e. A cistern or well; figuratively, an abyss.">a pit</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4521.htm" title="4521: sabbatou (N-GNS) -- The Sabbath, a week. ">Sabbath</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">will not</a> <a href="/greek/2112.htm" title="2112: eutheōs (Adv) -- Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.">immediately</a> <a href="/greek/385.htm" title="385: anaspasei (V-FIA-3S) -- To drag up, pull up, draw up, draw out. From ana and spao; to take up or extricate.">pull him out?” </a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> 6And they were unable to answer these questions.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/12-11.htm">Matthew 12:11-12</a> He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? / How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” <a href="/luke/13-15.htm">Luke 13:15-16</a> “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? / Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?” <a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Exodus 23:4-5</a> If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him. / If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it. <a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Deuteronomy 22:4</a> If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up. <a href="/matthew/7-12.htm">Matthew 7:12</a> In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets. <a href="/john/7-22.htm">John 7:22-23</a> But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath? <a href="/mark/3-4.htm">Mark 3:4</a> And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent. <a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Matthew 9:13</a> But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a> For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. <a href="/proverbs/12-10.htm">Proverbs 12:10</a> A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty. <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a> Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a> He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? <a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. <a href="/james/2-13.htm">James 2:13</a> For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a> Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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?Which.<a href="/luke/13-15.htm">Luke 13:15</a> 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?<a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Exodus 23:4,5</a> If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again… <a href="/daniel/4-24.htm">Daniel 4:24</a> This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/13-15.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/luke/9-48.htm">Child</a> <a href="/luke/12-58.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/luke/11-17.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/luke/10-18.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/luke/11-17.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/luke/13-4.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/luke/4-39.htm">Forthwith</a> <a href="/luke/13-13.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/luke/13-11.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/luke/13-15.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/luke/8-31.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/luke/12-18.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/luke/14-3.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/luke/14-3.htm">Sabbath-Day</a> <a href="/luke/13-24.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/luke/12-54.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/luke/11-32.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-13.htm">Water-Hole</a> <a href="/luke/4-42.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/19-30.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/luke/15-31.htm">Child</a> <a href="/luke/21-28.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/luke/20-18.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/luke/15-12.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/luke/15-20.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/john/19-34.htm">Forthwith</a> <a href="/luke/17-7.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/revelation/9-1.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/acts/6-14.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/luke/23-54.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Sabbath-Day</a> <a href="/luke/16-6.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/luke/17-7.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/genesis/21-25.htm">Water-Hole</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 14</div>1. <a href="/luke/14-1.htm">Jesus heals the dropsy on the Sabbath;</a> 7. <a href="/luke/14-7.htm">teaches humility;</a> 12. <a href="/luke/14-12.htm">to feast the poor;</a> 15. <a href="/luke/14-15.htm">under the parable of the great supper, </a> 23. <a href="/luke/14-23.htm">shows how worldly minded men shall be shut out of heaven.</a> 25. <a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Those who will be his disciples, to bear their cross must make their accounts beforehand,</a> 31. <a href="/luke/14-31.htm">lest with shame they revolt from him afterward;</a> 34. <a href="/luke/14-34.htm">and become altogether unprofitable, like salt that has lost its flavor.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And He asked them, In this passage, Jesus is addressing the Pharisees and experts in the law. His question is rhetorical, designed to challenge their understanding of the Sabbath. The context is a dinner at the house of a prominent Pharisee, where Jesus had just healed a man with dropsy. This setting is significant as it highlights the tension between Jesus and the religious leaders over the interpretation of the law.“Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit The mention of a "son" or "ox" falling into a pit draws on common experiences of the time. Livestock was a valuable asset, and family members were of utmost importance. The pit represents unforeseen danger or need, and the scenario is relatable to the audience. This phrase echoes the practical concerns of daily life in ancient Israel, where such incidents could occur frequently.on the Sabbath day The Sabbath was a day of rest, commanded by God in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>). The Pharisees had developed extensive rules about what constituted work on the Sabbath, often leading to legalistic interpretations. Jesus frequently challenged these interpretations, emphasizing the spirit of the law over the letter. The Sabbath was meant for rest and worship, but Jesus highlights that mercy and necessity should not be neglected.will not immediately pull him out?” This question underscores the principle of mercy over ritual. Jesus points out the inconsistency in the Pharisees' application of the law. If they would rescue an animal or a family member on the Sabbath, how much more should they care for a person in need? This aligns with Jesus' teaching that "the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath" (<a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27</a>). The immediacy of the action—"immediately pull him out"—emphasizes the urgency and priority of compassion over strict Sabbath observance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> - The central figure in this passage, Jesus is teaching and challenging the Pharisees' understanding of the Sabbath. 2. <a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a> - A religious group known for their strict adherence to the Law, often in conflict with Jesus over interpretations of the Law. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sabbath.htm">Sabbath</a> - A day of rest and worship in Jewish tradition, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening. 4. <a href="/topical/s/son_or_ox.htm">Son or Ox</a> - Used in Jesus' rhetorical question to illustrate the necessity and compassion that should override strict Sabbath observance. 5. <a href="/topical/p/pit.htm">Pit</a> - Represents a situation of immediate need or danger, used metaphorically to discuss the urgency of compassionate action.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/compassion_over_legalism.htm">Compassion Over Legalism</a> Jesus emphasizes that compassion should take precedence over strict legalistic interpretations of the Law. This teaches us to prioritize love and mercy in our actions. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_spirit_of_the_law.htm">Understanding the Spirit of the Law</a> The spirit of the Law is to promote life and well-being. We should seek to understand the heart behind God's commandments rather than adhering to them rigidly. <a href="/topical/p/practical_mercy.htm">Practical Mercy</a> Jesus' example encourages us to act mercifully and practically, even when it may conflict with traditional or cultural expectations. <a href="/topical/s/sabbath_as_a_day_of_good.htm">Sabbath as a Day of Good</a> The Sabbath should be a day for doing good and meeting needs, reflecting God's character of love and care. <a href="/topical/e/evaluating_our_priorities.htm">Evaluating Our Priorities</a> This passage challenges us to evaluate our priorities and ensure that our actions reflect God's love and compassion, especially in times of need.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 14</a> <a href="/q/how_do_jesus'_life_and_teachings_fulfill_god.htm">How does Jesus' life and teachings fulfill God's promise?</a> <a href="/q/can_the_son_do_anything_by_himself.htm">Should you love your neighbor and hate your enemy?</a> <a href="/q/did_proverbs_12_10_reflect_true_practice.htm">Proverbs 12:10 proclaims care for animals as a sign of righteousness—was this standard truly practiced in an era known for sacrifices and limited animal welfare regulations? </a> <a href="/q/does_luke_14_31-32_conflict_with_peace.htm">Luke 14:31-32: Does Jesus' warfare analogy conflict with other passages (e.g., Matthew 5:9) advocating peace?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) Which of you shall have an ass or an ox . . .--The line of thought is all but identical with that of <a href="/luke/13-15.htm" title="The Lord then answered him, and said, You hypocrite, does 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</a>. Here, as there, the outward features of Jewish life are the same as they had been in <a href="/exodus/20-17.htm" title="You shall not covet your neighbor's house, you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is your neighbor's.">Exodus 20:17</a>, and <a href="/isaiah/1-3.htm" title="The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel does not know, my people does not consider.">Isaiah 1:3</a>. The "ox and the ass" are the beasts which common men use and value. The horse belongs to conquerors and kings. This is said with reference to the received text. Many of the best MSS., however, read, "Which of you shall have a son, or an ox . . .?" and, on the whole, this reading seems likely to be the true one. The familiar combination of the ox and the ass would naturally lead a transcriber to substitute ???? (ass) for ???? (son). There would be nothing to tempt any one to a change in the opposite direction.Fallen into a pit.--Literally, into a well, as in <a href="/context/john/4-6.htm" title="Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.">John 4:6-11</a>, but the word was applied also, as in <a href="/context/revelation/9-1.htm" title="And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.">Revelation 9:1-2</a>, to "wells without water"--i.e., as here, to "pits." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 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? Most of the older authorities here, instead of" an ass or an ox," read "a son or an ox." The difference here in the reading without doubt arises from the perplexity which was felt in very early days over the strangeness of the collocation of "a son and an ox." This is the reading, however, which, according to all the acknowledged principles of criticism, we must consider the true one. The meaning is clear. "If thy son, or even, to take a very different comparison, thy ox, were to fall into a pit, wouldn't you," etc.? How the sophistries of the scribes and the perplexing traditions of the Jerusalem rabbis on their sabbath restrictions must have been torn asunder by the act of mercy and power performed, and the words of Divine wisdom spoken by the Physician-Teacher of Galilee! The noble instincts even of the jealous Pharisees must have been for a moment stirred. Even they, at times, rose above the dreary, lightless teaching with which the rabbinical schools had so marred the old Divine Law. Dr. Farrar quotes a traditional instance of this. "When Hillel" - afterwards the great rabbi and head of the famous school which bore his name - "then a poor porter, had been found half-frozen under masses of snow in the window of the lecture-room of Shemaiah and Abtation, where he had hidden himself, to profit by their wisdom, because he had been unable to earn the small fee for entrance, they had rubbed and resuscitated him, though it was the sabbath day, and had said that he was one for whose sake it was well worth while to break the sabbath." <a href="/commentaries/luke/14-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. He asked εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. them, αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “Which Τίνος (Tinos) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. of you ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. [whose] son υἱὸς (huios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. ox βοῦς (bous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1016.htm">Strong's 1016: </a> An ox, cow, bull. Probably from the base of bosko; an ox, i.e. An animal of that species. falls πεσεῖται (peseitai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4098.htm">Strong's 4098: </a> A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. a pit φρέαρ (phrear) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5421.htm">Strong's 5421: </a> A pit, well, cistern. Of uncertain derivation; a hole in the ground, i.e. A cistern or well; figuratively, an abyss. on ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Sabbath σαββάτου (sabbatou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4521.htm">Strong's 4521: </a> The Sabbath, a week. day ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. {will} not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. immediately εὐθέως (eutheōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2112.htm">Strong's 2112: </a> Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon. pull him out?” ἀνασπάσει (anaspasei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_385.htm">Strong's 385: </a> To drag up, pull up, draw up, draw out. 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