Luke 14:5 meaning and explanation

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?”

Luke 14:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is dining at the home of a leading Pharisee on the Sabbath, with experts in the law watching him closely. He has just healed a man with dropsy and asked whether healing on the Sabbath is lawful; his hearers stayed silent.

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