Luke 14:1-6

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Healing on the Sabbath

14 On a Sabbath day, when Jesus went to eat at the home of a leading Pharisee, ·the people [^Lthey; ^Cprobably religious leaders] were watching Jesus very closely. ² And [^LLook; ^TBehold] in front of him was a man with ·dropsy [^Cswelling caused by bodily fluids; also called edema]. ³ Jesus said to the Pharisees and experts on the law, “Is it ·right or wrong [permitted; lawful] to heal on the Sabbath day?” ⁴ But they ·would not answer his question [^Lkept silent]. So Jesus ·took [touched; took hold of] the man, healed him, and sent him away. ⁵ Jesus said to ·the Pharisees and teachers of the law [^Lthem], “If your child^[a] or ox falls into a ·well [or pit] on the Sabbath day, will you not pull him out ·quickly [immediately; right away; Ex. 21:33–34]?” ⁶ And they could not answer him.