Luke 6:9 “Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: t…”

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

World English Bible

Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?”

American Standard Version

And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?

Geneva Bible 1599

Then sayd Iesus vnto them, I will aske you a question, Whether is it lawfull on the Sabbath dayes to doe good, or to doe euill? to saue life, or to destroy?

Darby Translation

Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy [it]?

Young's Literal Translation

Then said Jesus unto them, 'I will question you something: Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save or to kill?'

Bible in Basic English

And Jesus said, I put the question to you, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to take it away?

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Cross references

“Is it”

Mark 3:4 Luke 14:3 John 7:19–23 Matthew 12:12 Matthew 12:13

Mark 3:4 · BSB

And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.

Luke 14:3 · BSB

So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

John 7:19–23 · BSB

Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”

Matthew 12:12 · BSB

How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Matthew 12:13 · BSB

Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.

“to save”

Luke 9:56

Luke 9:56 · BSB

And He and His disciples went on to another village.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.

10And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.

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