Luke 14:5 — Compare Translations

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And replying to them, He said, "A son or ox of which of you* will fall into a well, and he will not immediately draw it up on the day of the Sabbath?"

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And He said to them, Which of you, having a son or a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not at once pull him out on the Sabbath day?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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?”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

And to them, he said, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day?

English EASY 2024

Then Jesus asked the people, ‘Maybe one of you has a son or an animal that falls into a well on our day of rest. What will you do? You will pull the child or the animal out of the well immediately.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jesus said to the Pharisees and teachers of the law, "If your son or work animal falls into a well on the Sabbath day, you know you would pull him out immediately."

And he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Then he said to them, “If any one of you had a child or an ox that happened to fall in a well on a Sabbath, would you not pull it out at once on the Sabbath itself?”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Jesus asked them, "If your son or your ox falls into a well on a day of worship, wouldn't you pull him out immediately?"

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

And to them, He said, "Which of you whose son or ox falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?"

English KJV 1611

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?

English LSB

And He said to them, “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?”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then He said, “Which of you having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And He said to them, "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?"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Then he said to them, "Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Then he said to them, “Which of you, if you have a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He asked them another question. He said, "Suppose one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day. Wouldn't you pull him out right away?"

English NIV

Then he asked them, "If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?"

English NKJ 1982

Then He answered them, saying, “Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

English NLT

Then he turned to them and asked, "Which of you doesn't work on the Sabbath? If your son or your cow falls into a pit, don't you proceed at once to get him out?"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then he said to them, "If one of you has a child or an ox that has fallen into a well, will you not immediately pull it out on a sabbath day?"

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Jesus said to them all, “If one of your children or one of your animals fell into a well, wouldn’t you do all you could to rescue them even on the Sabbath?”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on a sabbath day?”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then he turned to them: “Which of you doesn't work on the Sabbath?“ he asked. “If your cow falls into a pit, don't you proceed at once to get it out?“

English Tyndale 1537

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?