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Luke 6:7

5 Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

6 On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.

Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

8 But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.

9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
KJV
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
WEB
The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.
ASV
And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.
DARBY
And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him.
BLB
And the scribes and the Pharisees were closely watching Him, whether He heals on the Sabbath, so that they might find [reason] to accuse Him.
ÅB
Men de skriftlærde og fariseerne lurte på ham, om han ville helbrede på sabbaten, for at de kunne finne klagemål imot ham.
OTB
De skriftlærde og fariseerne holdt øye med ham for å se om han ville helbrede på sabbaten, så de kunne finne en grunn til å anklage ham.
B1930
Men de skriftlærde og fariseerne lurte på ham, om han vilde helbrede på sabbaten, forat de kunde finne klagemål imot ham.

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Cross references

  • Luke 20:20

    So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

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  • Psalms 38:12

    Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

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  • Psalms 37:32–33

    Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

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  • Mark 3:2

    In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

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  • John 9:26–29

    “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”

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  • Luke 11:53–54

    As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

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  • John 5:10–16

    so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”

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  • Luke 13:14

    But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”

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