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Luke 14:3 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Luke 14:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 14 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?”
Luke 14:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Luke 14:3
Jesus takes the initiative: 'And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?' Though no one had spoken, Jesus 'answering' (ἀποκριθεὶς, apokritheis) responds to their unspoken thoughts and hostile intentions. He addresses 'the lawyers and Pharisees'—experts in religious law who should know Scripture's true meaning. His question 'Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?' (Ἔξεστιν τῷ σαββάτῳ θεραπεῦσαι ἢ οὔ; Exestin tō sabbatō therapeusai ē ou;) forces them to declare their position publicly. The question is brilliantly framed—answering '...
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Cross-References for Luke 14:3
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“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day? that they might accuse him.”
“being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath”
“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.”
“I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?”
“that the law of Moses may not be broken”
“when they saw it”
“a lawyer”
“scribes and Pharisees”