Matthew 12:13
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.
Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.
- KJV
- Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
- WEB
- Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other.
- ASV
- Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.
- DARBY
- Then he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched [it] out, and it was restored sound as the other.
- BLB
- Then He says to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched [it] out, and it was restored, sound as the other.
- ÅB
- Så sier han til mannen: «Rekk ut hånden!» Og han rakte den ut, og den ble like frisk som den andre igjen.
- OTB
- Så sa Han til mannen: «Rekk ut hånden din.» Han rakte den ut, og den ble gjenopprettet, like frisk som den andre.
- B1930
- Derefter sier han til mannen: Rekk din hånd ut! Og han rakte den ut, og den blev frisk igjen som den andre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 13:13
And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
Read in contextActs 3:7–8
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
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