Mark 3:4
And he saith unto them, ‹Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill?› But they held their peace.
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- Luke 6:9 : 9 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]?
- Luke 13:13-17 : 13 And he laid [his] hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. 15 The Lord then answered him, and said, [Thou] ‹hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or› [his] ‹ass from the stall, and lead› [him] ‹away to watering?› 16 ‹And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?› 17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
- Luke 14:1-5 : 1 ¶ And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. 2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, ‹Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?› 4 And they held their peace. And he took [him], and healed him, and let him go; 5 And answered them, saying, ‹Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?›
- Hos 6:6 : 6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
- Matt 12:10-12 : 10 And, behold, there was a man which had [his] hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. 11 And he said unto them, ‹What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift› [it] ‹out?› 12 ‹How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.›
- Mark 2:27-28 : 27 And he said unto them, ‹The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:› 28 ‹Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.›
- Mark 9:34 : 34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who [should be] the greatest.
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- Luke 6:5-106 verses88%
5 And he said unto them, ‹That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.›
6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, ‹Rise up, and stand forth in the midst.› And he arose and stood forth.
9 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]?
10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, ‹Stretch forth thy hand.› And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
- Luke 14:3-53 verses83%
3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, ‹Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?›
4 And they held their peace. And he took [him], and healed him, and let him go;
5 And answered them, saying, ‹Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?›
- Mark 3:5-62 verses83%
5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, ‹Stretch forth thine hand.› And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
- Matt 12:8-136 verses83%
8 ‹For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.›
9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
10 And, behold, there was a man which had [his] hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
11 And he said unto them, ‹What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift› [it] ‹out?›
12 ‹How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.›
13 Then saith he to the man, ‹Stretch forth thine hand.› And he stretched [it] forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
- Mark 3:1-33 verses82%
1 ¶ And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, ‹Stand forth.›
- Mark 2:23-253 verses81%
23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25 And he said unto them, ‹Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?›
- Luke 6:1-22 verses78%
1 ¶ And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing [them] in [their] hands.
2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
- Matt 12:1-33 verses78%
1 ¶ At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
2 But when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
3 But he said unto them, ‹Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;›
- Luke 13:14-163 verses77%
14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, [Thou] ‹hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or› [his] ‹ass from the stall, and lead› [him] ‹away to watering?›
16 ‹And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?›
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23 ‹If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?›
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3 But he answered and said unto them, ‹Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?›
- Matt 9:3-42 verses73%
3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] blasphemeth.
4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, ‹Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?›
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26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
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5 ‹Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?›
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16 And he asked the scribes, ‹What question ye with them?›
- Mark 2:7-93 verses72%
7 Why doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, ‹Why reason ye these things in your hearts?›
9 ‹Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy,› [Thy] ‹sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?›
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1 ¶ And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
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10 ¶ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
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27 And he said unto them, ‹The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:›
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10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry [thy] bed.
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16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
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5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
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17 ¶ And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them.
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51 And Jesus answered and said, ‹Suffer ye thus far.› And he touched his ear, and healed him.
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22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, ‹What reason ye in your hearts?›