Matthew 12:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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?

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 14:5 : 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?”
  • Exod 23:4-5 : 4 “If you encounter your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, you must by all means return it to him. 5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.
  • Deut 22:4 : 4 When you see your neighbor’s donkey or ox fallen along the road, do not ignore it; instead, you must be sure to help him get the animal on its feet again.
  • Luke 13:15-17 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 90%

    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.

  • Luke 14:1-5
    5 verses
    88%

    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?”

  • Matt 12:7-10
    4 verses
    84%

    7 If you had known what this means:‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

    8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

    9 Then Jesus left that place and entered their synagogue.

    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.

  • Luke 6:5-10
    6 verses
    80%

    5 Then he said to them,“The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

    6 Healing a Withered Hand On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.

    7 The 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.

    8 But 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.

    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?”

    10 After looking around at them all, he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” The man did so, and his hand was restored.

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    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?”

  • Mark 3:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1 Healing a Withered Hand Then Jesus entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

    2 They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.

    3 So he said to the man who had the withered hand,“Stand up among all these people.”

    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.

    5 After 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 12:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1 Lord 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.

    2 But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him,“Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”

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

  • 77%

    12 What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?

    13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

  • Mark 2:23-25
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    23 Lord 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.

    24 So the Pharisees said to him,“Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”

    25 He said to them,“Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry–

  • Luke 15:3-5
    3 verses
    76%

    3 So Jesus told them this parable:

    4 “Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it?

    5 Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

  • Luke 6:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 Lord 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.

    2 But some of the Pharisees said,“Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”

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

  • Mark 2:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    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.”

  • 5 Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?

  • 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?

  • John 5:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 Immediately the man was healed, and he picked up his mat and started walking.(Now that day was a Sabbath.)

    10 So the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed,“It is the Sabbath, and you are not permitted to carry your mat.”

  • 12 They asked him,“Who is the man who said to you,‘Pick up your mat and walk’?”

  • 7 “Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?

  • 1 The Parable of the Tenants Then he began to speak to them in parables:“A man planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.

  • 3 If anyone says to you,‘Why are you doing this?’ say,‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.’”