Luke 6:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Jesus said to 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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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then said Jesus to 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?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G3767} Jesus{G2424} said{G2036} unto{G4314} them,{G846} I ask{G1905} you,{G5209} Is it{G5101} lawful{G1832} on the sabbath{G4521} to do good,{G15} or{G2228} to do harm?{G2554} to save{G4982} a life,{G5590} or{G2228} to destroy{G622} it?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then{G3767} said{G2036}{(G5627)} Jesus{G2424} unto{G4314} them{G846}, I will ask{G1905}{(G5692)} you{G5209} one thing{G5101}; Is it lawful{G1832}{(G5748)} on the sabbath days{G4521} to do good{G15}{(G5658)}, or{G2228} to do evil{G2554}{(G5658)}? to save{G4982}{(G5658)} life{G5590}, or{G2228} to destroy{G622}{(G5658)} it?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then sayde Iesus vnto them: I will axe you a question: Whether is it laufull on the saboth dayes to do good or to do evill? to save lyfe or for to destroye it?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde Iesus vnto the: I wil axe you a question: What is it laufull to do vpo the Sabbath? good, or euell? to saue life, or to destroye it?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then sayde Iesus vnto them, I wyll aske you a question: Whether is it lawfull on the Sabboth dayes to do good, or to do euyll? to saue ones lyfe, or to destroy it?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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]?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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?"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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?'

  • 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?

  • 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?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 14:3 : 3 Jesus responded to the experts in the law and the Pharisees, asking, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?'
  • John 7:19-23 : 19 Didn't Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill Me? 20 The crowd answered, 'You have a demon! Who is trying to kill You?' 21 Jesus answered them, 'I did one work, and you all marvel. 22 Because of this, Moses gave you circumcision (not that it comes from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry at Me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath?
  • Matt 12:12-13 : 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.' 13 Then He said to the man, 'Stretch out your hand.' So he stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.
  • Mark 3:4 : 4 Then He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?" But they remained silent.
  • Luke 9:56 : 56 Then they went on 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%

    1 Then Jesus entered the synagogue again, and there was a man there with a withered hand.

    2 They were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they might accuse Him.

    3 Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, "Stand up in the middle."

    4 Then He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?" But they remained silent.

    5 Looking around at them with anger and deeply distressed at the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.

  • Matt 12:8-13
    6 verses
    82%

    8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.

    9 Departing from there, He went into their synagogue.

    10 And a man with a withered hand was there. They asked Jesus, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?' so that they might accuse Him.

    11 He said to them, 'Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

    12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.'

    13 Then He said to the man, 'Stretch out your hand.' So he stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.

  • Luke 14:3-5
    3 verses
    81%

    3 Jesus responded to the experts in the law and the Pharisees, asking, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?'

    4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him away.

    5 Then he asked them, 'If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?'

  • Luke 6:10
    81%

    10 Looking around at all of them, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." The man did so, and his hand was restored, as sound as the other.

  • Luke 6:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    1 One Sabbath, while Jesus was walking through the grain fields, His disciples began picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.

    2 Some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

    3 Jesus answered them, "Have you not even read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?

  • Luke 6:5-8
    4 verses
    79%

    5 Then He said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

    6 On another Sabbath, He went into the synagogue and began teaching, and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

    7 The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they could find an accusation against Him.

    8 But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and stand in the middle." So the man got up and stood there.

  • Mark 2:23-25
    3 verses
    78%

    23 One Sabbath, as Jesus was walking through the grainfields, his disciples began to pluck some heads of grain as they went along.

    24 The Pharisees said to Jesus, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

    25 Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

  • Luke 13:14-16
    3 verses
    76%

    14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, 'There are six days for work. So come to be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.'

    15 The Lord answered him, 'You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you untie your ox or donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead it out to give it water?

    16 Then shouldn’t this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?

  • Matt 12:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 At that time, Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples became hungry and began to pick heads of grain and eat them.

    2 But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, 'Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.'

  • John 7:23
    73%

    23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry at Me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath?

  • John 5:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 Immediately, the man was made well; he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now that day was the Sabbath.

    10 So the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, 'It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your mat.'

  • Mark 2:9
    72%

    9 ‘Which is easier: to say to the paralyzed man, “Your sins are forgiven,” or to say, “Get up, take your mat, and walk”? ’

  • Matt 20:15
    72%

    15 'Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

  • Mark 2:27
    72%

    27 Then he said to them, 'The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.'

  • Luke 13:10
    72%

    10 Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

  • Matt 9:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, 'Why do you think evil in your hearts?'

    5 'Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?'

  • John 9:16
    71%

    16 Some of the Pharisees said, 'This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.' But others said, 'How can a sinful man perform such signs?' So there was division among them.

  • John 5:16
    71%

    16 Because of this, the Jews began to persecute Jesus and tried to kill Him, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

  • Mark 9:16
    71%

    16 And he asked the scribes, 'What are you discussing with them?'

  • Matt 12:5
    70%

    5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath, the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and are innocent?

  • Luke 5:23
    70%

    23 Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

  • Luke 14:1
    70%

    1 One Sabbath, as Jesus went to eat at the house of a prominent Pharisee, they were carefully watching him.

  • Mark 11:29
    69%

    29 Jesus said to them, 'I will ask you one question. If you answer me, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.'

  • Luke 9:56
    69%

    56 Then they went on to another village.

  • John 5:12
    69%

    12 So they asked him, 'Who is the man who told you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?'

  • John 9:14
    69%

    14 Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

  • Mark 6:2
    69%

    2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were amazed. They said, 'Where did this man get these things? What is this wisdom that has been given to Him? What remarkable miracles are being done through His hands!