Luke 14:5

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“And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?””

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BSBPD

“And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and answering them he said, `Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it up on the sabbath-day?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 14:5 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 23:4If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
  2. Daniel 4:24This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
  3. Matthew 12:11He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
  4. Luke 13:15“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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