Study it in the app“But he said to them, “What man will there be among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?”
Butδὲheὁsaidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“WhatΤίςmanἄνθρωποςwill there beἔσταιamongἐξyouὑμῶνwhoὃςhasἕξειoneἕνsheep,πρόβατονandκαὶifἐὰνitτοῦτοfallsἐμπέσῃintoεἰςa pitβόθυνονon the Sabbath,τοῖς σάββασινwill notοὐχὶtake hold ofκρατήσειitαὐτὸandκαὶlift it out?ἐγερεῖ
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearssomeone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpos” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estai” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “hexei” appearsone
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hen” appearssheep
A gentle animal that lives in a flock and needs a shepherd.
Where else “probaton” appearsfall into
Fall into, fall among.
Where else “empesēi” appearspit
Pit, ditch, hole in the ground.
Where else “bothynon” appearsSabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbasin” appearsnot
Not (in questions that expect "yes").
Where else “ouchi” appearsseize
To lay hands on someone, or clasp their hand.
Where else “kratēsei” appearsget up
To help someone stand, or to stand up.
Where else “egerei” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The man with the withered hand
Matthew 12:9-14
9And moving on from there, he went into their synagogue. 10And look, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they might accuse him. 11But he said to them, “What man will there be among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? 12How much more valuable, then, is a human being than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13Then he says to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. 14But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
1And he went again into a synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2And they were watching him to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3And he says to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and come into the middle.” 4And he says to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to kill?” But they were silent. 5And looking around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their heart, he says to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6And the Pharisees went out and at once held a council with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
6And it happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there and his right hand was withered. 7And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him closely to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a way to accuse him. 8But he knew their reasonings, and he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand in the middle.” And he got up and stood there. 9And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?” 10And looking around at them all, he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored. 11But they were filled with senseless rage, and were discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
10And look, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they might accuse him.
11 · This verse (above)
12How much more valuable, then, is a human being than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
1. What it says
How did Jesus answer the Pharisees when they criticized his disciples for picking grain on the Sabbath (vv. 3–8)?
2. What it means
What does “I desire mercy, and not sacrifice” mean in Jesus' reply (v. 7)?
3. How I live it
Jesus says the mouth speaks from the heart's abundance (v. 34). Which of your words today would you like to guard?
