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Matthew 12:10-12
New International Version
Matthew 12:10-12
New International Version
10 and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus,(A) they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”(B)
11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?(C) 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep!(D) Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Matthew 12:10-12
English Standard Version
Matthew 12:10-12
English Standard Version
10 And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, (A)“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—(B)so that they might accuse him. 11 He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, (C)if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 (D)Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So (E)it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
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Matthew 12:10-12
New King James Version
Matthew 12:10-12
New King James Version
10 And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, (A)“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him.
11 Then He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? 12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
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Matthew 12:10-12
King James Version
Matthew 12:10-12
King James Version
10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
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Matthew 12:10-12
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 12:10-12
New American Standard Bible
10 And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned [a]Jesus, asking, “(A)Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might bring charges against Him. 11 But He said to them, “(B)What man [b]is there among you who [c]has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 (C)How much more valuable then is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do [d]good on the Sabbath.”
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- Matthew 12:10 Lit Him
- Matthew 12:11 Lit will be from you
- Matthew 12:11 Lit will have
- Matthew 12:12 Lit well
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