4And 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.
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Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. …
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: …
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)Here, as before, we have our Lord Jesus busy at work in the synagogue first, and then by the sea side ; to teach us that his presence should not be confined either to the one or to the other, but, wherever any are gathered together in his name, whether in the synagogue or any where else, there is he in the midst of them. In every place where he records his name , he will meet his people, and bless…
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