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?”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 14:5 in context
Luke 14:2–8
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Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
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Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
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But they were silent.
He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
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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?”
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They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.
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He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
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“When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
Source notes
Notes from World English Bible Updated
- TR reads “donkey” instead of “son”
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