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Selected Verse: Luke 6:9 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 6:9 |
King James |
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? |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| good, or . . . evil, save . . . or destroy--By this novel way of putting His case, our Lord teaches the great ethical principle, that to neglect any opportunity of doing good is to incur the guilt of doing evil; and by this law He bound His own spirit. (See Mar 3:4.) |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
I will ask (ἐπερωτήσω)
Peculiar to Luke's narrative. The best texts read ἐπερωτῶ, the present tense, I ask. So Rev.
Life (ψυχὴν)
Better as Rev., a life. Though the question is a general one, it carries a hint of an individual life thrown into it by the special case at hand. See on Mar 12:30. Wyc., to make a soul safe. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| To save life or to kill - He just then probably saw the design to kill him rising in their hearts. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| I will ask you one thing - I will put a question to you. See on Mar 3:4, Mar 3:5 (note). |
4 And 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.
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
4 And 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.