To the lawyers and Pharisees at dinner

They could not answer him. Jesus had asked a leading question–the same kind of question that they had often asked him.

Luke: 14:1-6

• Jesus accepted a Sabbath dinner invitation (v. 1).
• Jesus accepted a dinner invitation to a chief Pharisee’s house (v. 1).
• Jesus accepted an invitation that put him in direct contact with Pharisees and lawyers.
• At the dinner also was a man who had the dropsy (v. 2).
• The first question: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? The Pharisees and lawyers did not answer (v. 3).
• Jesus healed the man and sent him away (v. 4).
• The second question: Which of you wouldn’t help one of your animals get out of a pit on the sabbath day? (v. 5).
• They could not answer him (v. 6).

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