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Selected Verse: Luke 14:5 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 14:5 |
King James |
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? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
See the notes at Mat 12:11.
Which of you ... - In this way Jesus refuted the notion of the Pharisees. If it was lawful to save an ox on the Sabbath, it was also to save the life of a man. To this the Jews had nothing to answer. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Pit (φρέαρ)
The primary meaning is a well as distinguished from a fountain.
Pull out
More correctly up (ἀνά). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| An ass or an ox - See on Luk 13:15 (note). |
11 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?
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?