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Mark 3:4
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2 So they awatched Him closely, whether He would bheal him on the Sabbath, so that they might1 accuse Him.  
3 And He said to the man who had the withered hand,1 “Step forward.”  
4 Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent.
5 And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the ahardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored1 as whole as the other.  
6 aThen the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with bthe Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.  

A Great Multitude Follows Jesus

7 But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, aand from Judea  
8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how amany things He was doing, came to Him.  
Verse Comparison: Mark 3:4

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American Standard Version
And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

Amplified® Bible
And He said to them, Is it lawful {and} right on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to take it? But they kept silence.

Contemporary English Version
Then he asked, "On the Sabbath should we do good deeds or evil deeds? Should we save someone's life or destroy it?" But no one said a word.

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

Good News Bible
Then he asked the people, "What does our Law allow us to do on the Sabbath? To help or to harm? To save someone's life or to destroy it?" But they did not say a thing.

International Standard Version
Then he asked them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill it?" But they were silent.

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.

New American Standard Bible
And He *said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill? But they kept silent."

New International Version
Then Jesus asked them, "Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they remained silent.

New King James Version
Then He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they kept silent.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He said to them, "Do you deem it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?" But they kept silent.

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith to them, `Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?' but they were silent.


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