Luke 14:5

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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?”

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 13:15 : 15 Then the Lord answered him,“You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from its stall, and lead it to water?
  • Exod 23:4-5 : 4 “If you encounter your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, you must by all means return it to him. 5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.
  • Dan 4:24 : 24 this is the interpretation, O king! It is the decision of the Most High that this has happened to my lord the king.
  • Matt 12:11-12 : 11 He said to them,“Would not any one of you, if he had one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

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  • Matt 12:8-13
    6 verses
    88%

    8For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

    9Then Jesus left that place and entered their synagogue.

    10A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus,“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they could accuse him.

    11He said to them,“Would not any one of you, if he had one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and lift it out?

    12How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

    13Then he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and it was restored, as healthy as the other.

  • Luke 13:14-16
    3 verses
    85%

    14But the president of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd,“There are six days on which work should be done! So come and be healed on those days, and not on the Sabbath day.”

    15Then the Lord answered him,“You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from its stall, and lead it to water?

    16Then shouldn’t this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?”

  • Luke 14:1-4
    4 verses
    80%

    1Healing Again on the Sabbath Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.

    2There right in front of him was a man whose body was swollen with fluid.

    3So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees,“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

    4But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.

  • Mark 3:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1Healing a Withered Hand Then Jesus entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

    2They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.

    3So he said to the man who had the withered hand,“Stand up among all these people.”

    4Then he said to them,“Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

    5After looking around at them in anger, grieved by the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

  • Luke 6:5-10
    6 verses
    77%

    5Then he said to them,“The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

    6Healing a Withered Hand On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.

    7The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.

    8But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand,“Get up and stand here.” So he rose and stood there.

    9Then Jesus said to them,“I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”

    10After looking around at them all, he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” The man did so, and his hand was restored.

  • Luke 14:6
    76%

    6But they could not reply to this.

  • Mark 2:23-25
    3 verses
    76%

    23Lord of the Sabbath Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick some heads of wheat as they made their way.

    24So the Pharisees said to him,“Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”

    25He said to them,“Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry–

  • Luke 6:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1Lord of the Sabbath Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples picked some heads of wheat, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them.

    2But some of the Pharisees said,“Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”

    3Jesus answered them,“Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry–

  • Matt 12:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1Lord of the Sabbath At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pick heads of wheat and eat them.

    2But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him,“Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”

  • Luke 13:10
    72%

    10Healing on the Sabbath Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,

  • John 9:14
    72%

    14(Now the day on which Jesus made the mud and caused him to see was a Sabbath.)

  • John 5:9-12
    4 verses
    72%

    9Immediately the man was healed, and he picked up his mat and started walking.(Now that day was a Sabbath.)

    10So the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed,“It is the Sabbath, and you are not permitted to carry your mat.”

    11But he answered them,“The man who made me well said to me,‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”

    12They asked him,“Who is the man who said to you,‘Pick up your mat and walk’?”

  • Matt 12:5
    71%

    5Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?

  • Mark 11:3
    70%

    3If anyone says to you,‘Why are you doing this?’ say,‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.’”

  • Mark 2:27
    70%

    27Then he said to them,“The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.

  • Luke 17:7
    70%

    7“Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?

  • Mark 11:5
    70%

    5Some people standing there said to them,“What are you doing, untying that colt?”

  • Matt 15:15
    69%

    15But Peter said to him,“Explain this parable to us.”

  • Luke 15:3
    69%

    3So Jesus told them this parable:

  • Luke 19:31
    69%

    31If anyone asks you,‘Why are you untying it?’ just say,‘The Lord needs it.’”

  • Exod 21:33
    69%

    33“If a man opens a pit or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

  • Matt 21:3
    69%

    3If anyone says anything to you, you are to say,‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”

  • Mark 9:16
    69%

    16He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”