Mark 3:4

And he says to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil; to save life, or to kill? But they were silent.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3And he says to the man having the withered hand: Arise, and come into the midst.

5And looking round on them with anger, being grieved for their hardness of heart, he says to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.

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Cross References

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

Luke 6:9Then said Jesus to them: I will ask you what is lawful[6:9] on the sabbath, to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy it?

Luke 14:1AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief of the Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath, that they watched him.

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:2-13

The Withered Hand Restored; Multitudes Healed. 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. 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. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being… Read the whole commentary →

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