Luke 13:15 Meaning and Explanation
“The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus answers that every one of them looses an ox or donkey from the stall on the sabbath and leads it to water.
What Does Luke 13:15 Mean?
The Lord answers the ruler from practice everyone shared: even on the sabbath each of them unties an animal from the stall and leads it away to drink. Acts of needed mercy toward a beast were never counted as breaking the day.
The word hypocrite lands because the inconsistency is now exposed — compassion for livestock alongside indignation at compassion for a woman. Jesus does not dismiss the sabbath; He reads it truly, as a day whose loosing of burdens is its very meaning. Whenever care for the things of God grows colder than care for cattle, something has been turned upside down, and the Lord says so plainly.
Luke 13:15 in the Original Language
hypokrites (ὑποκριτής), 'hypocrite' -- a stage actor, one playing a part.
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What does Luke 13:15 mean?
Jesus answers that every one of them looses an ox or donkey from the stall on the sabbath and leads it to water.