Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

14 It happened that when He went into the house of one of the [a]leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, (A)they were watching Him closely. And [b]there in front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy. And Jesus answered and spoke to the [c](B)lawyers and Pharisees, saying, (C)Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” But they kept silent. And He took hold of him and healed him, and sent him away. And He said to them, [d](D)Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?” (E)And they could make no reply to this.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 14:1 I.e. members of the Sanhedrin
  2. Luke 14:2 Lit behold
  3. Luke 14:3 I.e. experts in Mosaic Law
  4. Luke 14:5 Lit Whose son of you...will fall