Then Jesus asked them,“ What does the Law say we should do on the Sabbath day? Should we do good? Or should we do evil? Should we save life? Or should we kill?” But no one answered.

又问众人说：“在安息日行善行恶，救命害命，哪样是可以的呢？”他们都不作声。

他又问众人：“在安息日行善行恶，救命害命，哪样是合法的呢？”他们都不作声。

他又问众人：“在安息日行善行恶，救命害命，哪样是合法的呢？”他们都不作声。

然后问众人：“在安息日应该行善还是作恶？救人还是害人？”他们都不吭声。

又对他们说：“在安息日哪一样是可以作的呢：作好事还是坏事？救命还是害命？”他们一声不响。

耶稣问他们：“在安息日可以行善还是作恶，救命还是害命？”他们却不做声。

又問眾人說：「在安息日行善行惡，救命害命，哪樣是可以的呢？」他們都不作聲。

他又問眾人：「在安息日行善行惡，救命害命，哪樣是合法的呢？」他們都不作聲。

他又問眾人：「在安息日行善行惡，救命害命，哪樣是合法的呢？」他們都不作聲。

然後問眾人：「在安息日應該行善還是作惡？救人還是害人？」他們都不吭聲。

又對他們說：“在安息日哪一樣是可以作的呢：作好事還是壞事？救命還是害命？”他們一聲不響。

又對眾人說：『在安息日行善或行惡，救命或害命，哪一樣是可行的？』他們都不作聲。

耶穌問他們：「在安息日可以行善還是作惡，救命還是害命？」他們卻不做聲。

語眾曰、安息日行善行惡、救生殺生、孰宜、眾默然、

語眾曰、安息日行善行惡、救命殺命、孰宜、眾默然、

遂謂眾曰、安息日行善行惡、救命害命、孰宜、眾默然、

復問眾曰：『禮日當行善乎？抑作惡乎？救生乎？抑戕生乎？』眾皆嘿然不答。

Then Jesus asked them,“ Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.

And he said to them,“ Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.

Then he turned to his critics and asked,“ Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?” But they wouldn’t answer him.

Then he said to them,“ Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.

And He* said to them,“ Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent.

Then He said to them,“ Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent.

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

Then He said to them,“ Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do what is good or to do what is evil, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.

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.

Then he said to them,“ Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

He said to them,“ Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?” But they were silent.

Then Jesus said to them,“ What does the Law say we should do on the Sabbath day? Should we do good? Or should we do evil? Should we save life? Or should we destroy it?”

A man with a weak and twisted hand was there. The Pharisees were trying to accuse Jesus of a crime. So they asked him,“ Does the Law allow us to heal on the Sabbath day?”He said to them,“ What if one of your sheep falls into a pit on the Sabbath day? Won’t you take hold of it and lift it out?A person is worth more than sheep! So the Law allows us to do good on the Sabbath day.”

One Sabbath day, Jesus went to eat in the house of a well- known Pharisee. While he was there, he was being carefully watched.In front of him was a man whose body was badly swollen.Jesus turned to the Pharisees and the authorities on the law. He asked them,“ Is it breaking the Law to heal on the Sabbath day?”But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man and healed him. Then he sent him away.He asked them another question. He said,“ Suppose one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day. Wouldn’t you pull it out right away?”

Then Jesus said to them,“ The Sabbath day was made for man. Man was not made for the Sabbath day.So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath day.”

Then he put his hands on her. Right away she stood up straight and praised God.Jesus had healed the woman on the Sabbath day. This made the synagogue leader angry. He told the people,“ There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days. But do not come on the Sabbath day.”The Lord answered him,“ You pretenders! Doesn’t each of you go to the barn and untie your ox or donkey on the Sabbath day? Then don’t you lead it out to give it water?This woman is a member of Abraham’s family line. But Satan has kept her disabled for 18 long years. Shouldn’t she be set free on the Sabbath day from what was keeping her disabled?”When Jesus said this, all those who opposed him were put to shame. But the people were delighted. They loved all the wonderful things he was doing.

But they kept quiet. On the way, they had argued about which one of them was the most important person.

I want mercy and not sacrifice. I want you to recognize me as God instead of bringing me burnt offerings.