Luke 6:9
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?”
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Referenced Verses
- Luke 14:3 : 3 So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees,“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
- John 7:19-23 : 19 Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill me?” 20 The crowd answered,“You’re possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?” 21 Jesus replied,“I performed one miracle and you are all amazed. 22 However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision(not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male child on the Sabbath. 23 But if a male child is circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?
- Matt 12:12-13 : 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13 Then he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and it was restored, as healthy as the other.
- Mark 3:4 : 4 Then he said to them,“Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.
- Luke 9:56 : 56 and they went on to another village.
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- Mark 3:1-55 verses88%
1Healing a Withered Hand Then Jesus entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
2They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.
3So he said to the man who had the withered hand,“Stand up among all these people.”
4Then he said to them,“Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.
5After looking around at them in anger, grieved by the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
- Matt 12:8-136 verses82%
8For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
9Then Jesus left that place and entered their synagogue.
10A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus,“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they could accuse him.
11He said to them,“Would not any one of you, if he had one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and lift it out?
12How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
13Then he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and it was restored, as healthy as the other.
- Luke 14:3-53 verses81%
3So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees,“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
4But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.
5Then he said to them,“Which of you, if you have a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?”
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10After looking around at them all, he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” The man did so, and his hand was restored.
- Luke 6:1-33 verses80%
1Lord of the Sabbath Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples picked some heads of wheat, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them.
2But some of the Pharisees said,“Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”
3Jesus answered them,“Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry–
- Luke 6:5-84 verses79%
5Then he said to them,“The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
6Healing a Withered Hand On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.
7The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.
8But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand,“Get up and stand here.” So he rose and stood there.
- Mark 2:23-253 verses78%
23Lord of the Sabbath Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick some heads of wheat as they made their way.
24So the Pharisees said to him,“Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”
25He said to them,“Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry–
- Luke 13:14-163 verses76%
14But the president of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd,“There are six days on which work should be done! So come and be healed on those days, and not on the Sabbath day.”
15Then the Lord answered him,“You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from its stall, and lead it to water?
16Then shouldn’t this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?”
- Matt 12:1-22 verses76%
1Lord of the Sabbath At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pick heads of wheat and eat them.
2But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him,“Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”
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23But if a male child is circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?
- John 5:9-102 verses72%
9Immediately the man was healed, and he picked up his mat and started walking.(Now that day was a Sabbath.)
10So the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed,“It is the Sabbath, and you are not permitted to carry your mat.”
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9Which is easier, to say to the paralytic,‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say,‘Stand up, take your stretcher, and walk’?
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15Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
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27Then he said to them,“The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.
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10Healing on the Sabbath Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,
- Matt 9:4-52 verses71%
4When Jesus perceived their thoughts he said,“Why do you respond with evil in your hearts?
5Which is easier, to say,‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say,‘Stand up and walk’?
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16Then some of the Pharisees began to say,“This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said,“How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division among them.
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16Responding to Jewish Leaders Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began persecuting him.
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16He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”
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5Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?
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23Which is easier, to say,‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say,‘Stand up and walk’?
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1Healing Again on the Sabbath Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
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29Jesus said to them,“I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:
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56and they went on to another village.
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12They asked him,“Who is the man who said to you,‘Pick up your mat and walk’?”
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14(Now the day on which Jesus made the mud and caused him to see was a Sabbath.)
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2When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. Many who heard him were astonished, saying,“Where did he get these ideas? And what is this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these miracles that are done through his hands?