Luke 14:4

But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.

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WEBBE

But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.

BSB

But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

ASV

But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.

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οἱ hoi (the) G3588 δὲ de But G1161 ἡσύχασαν hēsuchasan they were silent G2270 καὶ kai And G2532 ἐπιλαβόμενος epilabomenos having taken hold [of him] G1949 ἰάσατο iasato He healed G2390 αὐτὸν auton him G846 καὶ kai and G2532 ἀπέλυσεν.¶ apelusen let [him] go G630

The early church

Disregarding then the snares of the Jews, He cures the dropsical, who from fear of the Pharisees did not ask to be healed on account of the sabbath, but only stood up, that when Jesus beheld him, He might have compassion on him and heal him. And the Lord knowing this, asked not whether he wished to be made whole, but forthwith healed him. Whence it follows; And he took him, and healed him, and let him go. Wherein our Lord took no thought not to offend the Pharisees, but only that He might benefit him who needed healing. For it becomes us, when a great good is the result, not to care if fools take offence.
Cyril of Alexandria · d. 444Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
But they who were asked, are rightly silent, for they perceived that whatever they said, would be against themselves. For if it is lawful to heal on the sabbath day, why did they watch the Saviour whether He would heal? If it is not lawful, why do they take care of their cattle on the sabbath? Hence it follows, But they held their peace.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(de Quæst. Evan. lib. 2. cap. 29.) Now He has aptly compared the dropsical man to an animal which has fallen into a ditch, (for he is troubled by water,) as He compared that woman, whom He spoke of as bound, and whom He Himself loosed, to a beast which is let loose to be led to water.
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(14 Mor. c. 6.) Rightly then is the dropsical man healed in the Pharisees' presence, for by the bodily infirmity of the one, is expressed the mental disease of the other.
Gregory the Dialogist · d. 604Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

This Pharisee, as well as others, seems to have had an ill design in entertaining Jesus at his house. But our Lord would not be hindered from healing a man, though he knew a clamour would be raised at his doing it on the sabbath. It requires care to understand the proper connexion between piety and charity in observing the sabbath, and the distinction between works of real necessity and habits of self-indulgence. Wisdom from above, teaches patient perseverance in well-doing.

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