Luke 6:9

Luke 6:9

7 So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would ^aheal on the Sabbath, that they might find an ^baccusation against Him.

8 But He ^aknew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand here.” And he arose and stood.

9 Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: ^aIs it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or¹ to destroy?”

10 And when He had looked around at them all, He said to¹ the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored² as whole as the other.

11 But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

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12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in ^aprayer to God.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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I ask you (eperwtw umav). They had questions in their hearts about Jesus. He now asks in addition (ep) an open question that brings the whole issue into the open.

A life (yuxhn). So the Revised Version. The rabbis had a rule: Periculum vitae pellit sabbatum. But it had to be a Jew whose life was in peril on the sabbath. The words of Jesus cut to the quick.

Or to destroy it (h apolesai). On this very day these Pharisees were plotting to destroy Jesus (verse Luke 6:7).

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 6:9:**

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