and there He saw a man with a deformed hand. They asked Him, “Is it permissible by the Law of Moses to heal someone on a Sabbath day?”
Luke 14:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, Jesus asked the teachers of the Law of Moses and the Pharisees, saying, “Is it permissible by the Law of Moses to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jesus asked the lawyers and the Pharisees, Is it lawful and right to cure on the Sabbath or not? American Standard Version (1901) And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not? Common English Bible Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, “Does the Law allow healing on the Sabbath or not?” Catholic Public Domain Version And responding, Jesus spoke to the experts in the law and to the Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jesus answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? |
and there He saw a man with a deformed hand. They asked Him, “Is it permissible by the Law of Moses to heal someone on a Sabbath day?”
But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is against the Law of Moses to do on a Sabbath day.”
One of them, a teacher of the Law of Moses, asked Him a question [in an attempt] to test Him.
Then He said to the Pharisees, “Is it permissible by the Law of Moses to do something good, or something harmful on the Sabbath day? To save a life or to kill it?” But they did not reply.
And there He saw a certain man suffering from dropsy [Note: This is a condition in which the tissues of the body retain too much fluid].
But they did not say anything. So, Jesus took hold of the [sick] man, and [after] healing him, sent him away.
Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it permitted by the Law of Moses to do something good or to do something harmful on the Sabbath day? To save a life or to destroy it?”
If a person is circumcised on a Sabbath day so that the Law of Moses can be observed [properly, then why] are you upset with me for restoring a person to complete health on a Sabbath day?