Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 14:3

"And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?" — Luke 14:3 (ASV)

To the lawyers.—See Note on Matthew 22:35. The teaching of our Lord is identical in substance, and nearly so in form, with that in Luke 6:6-11, Matthew 12:9–14, Mark 3:1–6. Here, however, it will be noticed, our Lord takes the initiative in the controversy, whereas before the scribes and Pharisees had asked Him the question. Possibly some report of what had then transpired had reached the ears of those who were now present, and caused them to be silent both before and after the question.