Mark 3:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill? But they remained silent.

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  • Luke 6:9 : 9 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?
  • 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 Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, and said to the people, There are six days on 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, You hypocrite, does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water? 16 And should not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, indeed 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 happened, 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 who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus answered, speaking to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? 4 And they remained silent. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; 5 And answered them, saying, Which of you, having a donkey or an ox fallen into a pit, will not immediately 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 who had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath days? that they might accuse him. 11 And he said to them, What man among you, who has one sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, will not lay hold of it, and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath days.
  • Mark 2:27-28 : 27 And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. 28 Therefore, the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.
  • Mark 9:34 : 34 But they kept silent, for on the way they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest.

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  • Luke 6:5-10
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    88%

    5And he said to them, The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.

    6And it also happened on another Sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

    7And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the Sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

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

    9Then 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?

    10And looking around upon them all, he said to the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

  • Luke 14:3-5
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    83%

    3And Jesus answered, speaking to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

    4And they remained silent. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

    5And answered them, saying, Which of you, having a donkey or an ox fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?

  • Mark 3:5-6
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    5And when he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.

    6And the Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

  • Matt 12:8-13
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    83%

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

    9And when he departed from there, he went into their synagogue:

    10And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

    11And he said to them, What man among you, who has one sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, will not lay hold of it, and lift it out?

    12How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath days.

    13Then he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.

  • Mark 3:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

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

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

    3And he said to the man who had the withered hand, Stand forth.

  • Mark 2:23-25
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    23And it happened that he went through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to pluck the heads of grain as they went.

    24And the Pharisees said to him, Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

    25And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he needed and was hungry, he and those with him?

  • Luke 6:1-2
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    78%

    1And it happened on the second Sabbath after the first, that he went through the grain fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands.

    2And some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath days?

  • Matt 12:1-3
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    1At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain and to eat.

    2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Look, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day.

    3But he said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

  • Luke 13:14-16
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    77%

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

    15The Lord then answered him, and said, You hypocrite, does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water?

    16And should not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, indeed these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?

  • John 7:23
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    23If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?

  • Matt 15:3
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    3But he answered and said to them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

  • Matt 9:3-4
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    3And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes.

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

  • Luke 20:26
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    26And they could not trap him in his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and kept silent.

  • Matt 12:5
    72%

    5Or have you not read in the law, how on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless?

  • Mark 9:16
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    16And he asked the scribes, What are you questioning with them?

  • Mark 2:7-9
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    7Why does this man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God only?

    8And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they reasoned within themselves, he said to them, Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?

    9Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, Your sins are forgiven you, or to say, Arise, take up your bed, and walk?

  • Luke 14:1
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    1And it happened, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

  • Luke 13:10
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    10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

  • Mark 2:27
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    27And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

  • John 5:10
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    10The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, 'It is the Sabbath day; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.'

  • John 9:16
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    16Therefore some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath day. Others said, How can a man who is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

  • Mark 7:5
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    5Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?

  • Luke 5:17
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    17And it happened on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

  • Luke 22:51
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    51And Jesus answered and said, Permit even this. And he touched his ear, and healed him.

  • Luke 5:22
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    22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, What do you reason in your hearts?