Luke 6:9

So he rose and stood. Then Jesus said to them. "I ask you whether it is lawful on the Sabbath Day to do good or to do harm? To save a life or to destroy it?"

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

Then said Jesus unto 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?

In Context

8He was all along aware of their thoughts; and he said to the man with the withered hand, "Rise, and stand there in the midst."

10Then he looked round about on them in anger, and said to him, "Stretch out your hand!"

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Cross References

Matthew 12:12"And how much more is a man worth than a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."

Luke 9:56"You know not what kind of spirit you share, for the Son of man came not to destroy men’s lives, but to save them." And they went to another village.

John 7:19"Did not Moses give you the Law? Yet none of you is keeping the Law. Why are you seeking to kill me?"

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:2-12

Works of Mercy Suited to the Sabbath. 1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? 3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; 4 How he went into the house of God, and did… Read the whole commentary →

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