Luke 6:9

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 14:3 : 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?
  • John 7:19-23 : 19 Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you doeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me? 20 The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee? 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one work, and ye all marvel because thereof. 22 Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. 23 If a man receiveth circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye wroth with me, because I made a man every whit whole on the sabbath?
  • Matt 12:12-13 : 12 How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day. 13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.
  • Mark 3:4 : 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
  • Luke 9:56 : 56 And they went to another village.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Mark 3:1-5
    5 verses
    88%

    1And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had his hand withered.

    2And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

    3And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, Stand forth.

    4And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

    5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.

  • Matt 12:8-13
    6 verses
    82%

    8For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

    9And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue:

    10and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him.

    11And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

    12How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.

    13Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.

  • Luke 14:3-5
    3 verses
    81%

    3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?

    4But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.

    5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?

  • Luke 6:10
    81%

    10And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did [so] : and his hand was restored.

  • Luke 6:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    1Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

    2But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

    3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him;

  • Luke 6:5-8
    4 verses
    79%

    5And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

    6And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

    7And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.

    8But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

  • Mark 2:23-25
    3 verses
    78%

    23And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.

    24And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

    25And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

  • Luke 13:14-16
    3 verses
    76%

    14And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath.

    15But the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

    16And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, [these] eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?

  • Matt 12:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat.

    2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.

  • John 7:23
    73%

    23If a man receiveth circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye wroth with me, because I made a man every whit whole on the sabbath?

  • John 5:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was the sabbath on that day.

    10So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.

  • Mark 2:9
    72%

    9Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

  • Matt 20:15
    72%

    15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?

  • Mark 2:27
    72%

    27And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

  • Luke 13:10
    72%

    10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day.

  • Matt 9:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

    5For which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk?

  • John 9:16
    71%

    16Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them.

  • John 5:16
    71%

    16And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

  • Mark 9:16
    71%

    16And he asked them, What question ye with them?

  • Matt 12:5
    70%

    5Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?

  • Luke 5:23
    70%

    23Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?

  • Luke 14:1
    70%

    1And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

  • Mark 11:29
    69%

    29And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • Luke 9:56
    69%

    56And they went to another village.

  • John 5:12
    69%

    12They asked him, Who is the man that said unto thee, Take up [thy bed], and walk?

  • John 9:14
    69%

    14Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

  • Mark 6:2
    69%

    2And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and [what mean] such mighty works wrought by his hands?