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?›

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 13:15 : 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?›
  • Exod 23:4-5 : 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
  • Dan 4:24 : 24 This [is] the interpretation, O king, and this [is] the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
  • Matt 12:11-12 : 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?› 12 ‹How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.›