CHAP. XIV.
1.And itcame to pass,as He went intothe house
ofone of the chiefPhariseesto eat bread on the
sabbathday,thatthey watchedHim.
2.And, behold,therewas a certainman before
Him which had thedropsy.
3.And Jesus answeringspake unto the Lawyers
and Pharisees,saying,Is it lawfulto heal on the
sabbathday ?
4. And theyheld theirpeace. And He tookhim,
andhealedhim, and lethim go ;
5.And answeredthem, saying,Which of you shall
havean ass or an ox fallenintoa pit,and willnot
straightwaypullhim out on thesabbathday?
6.And theycould not answer Him againtothese
things.
CYML. Although our Lord knew the malice of the Pha
risees,yet He became theirguest,that He might benefitby
Hiswords and miraclesthosewho were present. Whence it
follows,And it came to pass,as He went intothe house of
oneof the chiefPhariseesto eat bread on the sabbathday,
thatthey watched Him; to see whether He would despise
theobservanceof the law,or do any thingthatwas forbidden
on the sabbath day. When then the man with the dropsy
came intothe midst of them, He rebukes by a questionthe
insolenceofthe Pharisees,who wished to detectHim ; as it
issaid,And, behold,there was a certainman beforeHim
whichhad thedropsy. And Jesus answering,fyc.