Luke 14:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 14:5-6

Luke 14:5-6. And answered them Accordingly, while the Pharisees were considering with themselves how to turn the miracle against him, he disconcerted them by proving the lawfulness of what he had done from their own practice. Which of you shall have an ass, &c., fallen into a pit on the sabbath day Will you, for fear of breaking the sabbath, let it pass before ye attempt to draw the beast out? and not rather make all the haste you can to save its life, though it should cost you a... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 14:1-24

100. In the house of a Pharisee (Luke 14:1-24)When Jesus visited the house of a prominent Pharisee on the Sabbath day, his critics were waiting to see if he would heal a sick man who was there. When Jesus asked them if healing on the Sabbath was lawful, they refused to answer. Jesus again pointed out the hypocrisy of those who would care for animals on the Sabbath but not for people (Luke 14:1-6).As mealtime approached, Jesus noticed some guests choosing the places of honour at the table. He... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 14:5

answered them = answering unto (Greek. pros; as in Luke 14:3 ) them. an ass . All the texts read huios = a son, instead of onos = an ass, which latter has no MS. authority. In O.T. always ox and ass. Compare Exodus 23:12 . not. Greek. ou. App-105 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 8:12 , Luke 8:28 , Luke 8:29 , straightway = immediately. pull . . . out = draw. . . up. The Greek word occurs only here and Acts 11:10 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 14:5

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?It was well known that the Pharisees would indeed do such things on the sabbath; and here Christ pointed out the first of three reversed ethics in the Pharisees' thinking, the first being that they valued property above a man. "Jesus did not condemn this act of mercy (to animals); but he did condemn their attitude toward men."[11] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 14:1-6

The healing of a man with dropsy 14:1-6 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 14:1-24

4. Participants in the kingdom 14:1-24This section contains the record of several incidents that happened when Jesus was the dinner guest of a leading Pharisee. Jesus had just announced that He would leave Jerusalem desolate (Luke 13:35). The present section justifies Jesus’ condemnation by showing that the root of Israel’s problems lay with her leaders, specifically the Pharisees. It also gives the rationale for Jesus excluding many Jews from the kingdom and admitting Gentiles (Luke 13:28-30). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 14:5-6

Jesus proceeded to show the logic of His action (cf. Matthew 12:11). The Old Testament and rabbinic tradition permitted saving a son and even an animal in such a situation (cf. Exodus 23:4-5). [Note: Mishnah Shabbath 128b.] Jesus implied that the sick man belonged to Him. This was the case since Jesus is the possessor of heaven and earth. His critics had no reply since Jesus’ logic was irrefutable. Moreover they already knew what He believed about the relative importance of helping people and... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:1-35

The Dropsical Man. The Great Supper. Divers Sayings and Parables1-6. The sabbath question again. The man with the dropsy healed (peculiar to Lk).1. To eat bread] So far from being abstemious on the sabbath, the Jews carried the pleasures of the table to excess. ’The Hebrews honour the sabbath chiefly by inviting each other to drinking and intoxication’ (Plutarch). ’Rabbah Abba bought flesh of thirteen butchers that he might be sure to taste the best, and paid them at the very gate, that he... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 14:5

(5) Which of you shall have an ass or an ox . . .—The line of thought is all but identical with that of Luke 13:15. Here, as there, the outward features of Jewish life are the same as they had been in Exodus 20:17, and Isaiah 1:3. 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,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Luke 14:1-35

The Men Without a Sabbath Luke 14:3-6 The Lord delivered His primary challenge to the Jews through the Sabbath Day. It was, as it were, His gauge of battle, His test case. For His own personal significance turned on His relation to this Sabbath Day question. Not that in this He challenged the validity of the older Covenant. On the contrary, He always claimed the authority of the older Covenant on His own side. He appealed for His own justification to the principles established in the Law of... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 14:5-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 14:1-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 14:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 14:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 14:1-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 14:1-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 14:5-6

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:1-35

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 14:5

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Luke 14:1-35

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