ESV Reformation Study Bible – Luke 14:5
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Luke 14:5

14:5 a son or an ox. The Jews would pull a child or an animal out of a well on the Sabbath, though technically this was work. Their acts in an emergency showed that deeds of mercy were lawful on the Sabbath, and Jesus had performed a deed of mercy.