Mark 3:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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.

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  • Luke 6:9 : 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?”
  • Luke 13:13-17 : 13 Then he placed his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. 14 But 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.” 15 Then 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? 16 Then shouldn’t this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?” 17 When he said this all his adversaries were humiliated, but the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things he was doing.
  • Luke 14:1-5 : 1 Healing 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. 2 There right in front of him was a man whose body was swollen with fluid. 3 So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees,“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4 But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away. 5 Then 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?”
  • Hos 6:6 : 6 For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice; I delight in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings.
  • Matt 12:10-12 : 10 A 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. 11 He 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? 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
  • Mark 2:27-28 : 27 Then he said to them,“The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath. 28 For this reason the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
  • Mark 9:34 : 34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

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  • Luke 6:5-10
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    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.

    9Then 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?”

    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 14:3-5
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    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?”

  • Mark 3:5-6
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    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.

    6So the Pharisees went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians, as to how they could assassinate him.

  • Matt 12:8-13
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    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.

  • Mark 3:1-3
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    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.”

  • Mark 2:23-25
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    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 6:1-2
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    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?”

  • Matt 12:1-3
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    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.”

    3He said to them,“Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry–

  • Luke 13:14-16
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    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?”

  • John 7:23
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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?

  • Matt 15:3
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    3He answered them,“And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

  • Matt 9:3-4
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    3Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves,“This man is blaspheming!”

    4When Jesus perceived their thoughts he said,“Why do you respond with evil in your hearts?

  • Luke 20:26
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    26Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

  • Matt 12:5
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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?

  • Mark 9:16
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    16He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”

  • Mark 2:7-9
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    7“Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

    8Now immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, he said to them,“Why are you thinking such things in your hearts?

    9Which is easier, to say to the paralytic,‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say,‘Stand up, take your stretcher, and walk’?

  • Luke 14:1
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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.

  • Luke 13:10
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    10Healing on the Sabbath Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,

  • Mark 2:27
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    27Then he said to them,“The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.

  • John 5:10
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    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.”

  • John 9:16
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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.

  • Mark 7:5
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    5The Pharisees and the experts in the law asked him,“Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?”

  • Luke 5:17
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    17Healing and Forgiving a Paralytic Now on one of those days, while he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting nearby(who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem), and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

  • Luke 22:51
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    51But Jesus said,“Enough of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.

  • Luke 5:22
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    22When Jesus perceived their hostile thoughts, he said to them,“Why are you raising objections within yourselves?