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Luke 6:9 Cross-References
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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?”
Luke 6:9 (KJV)
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Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? (ψυχὴν σῶσαι ἢ ἀπολέσαι, psychēn sōsai ē apolesai)—Jesus reframes the debate with penetrating logic. The choice isn't between healing and doing nothing; it's between doing good (agathopoiēsai, ἀγαθοποιῆσαι) and doing evil (kakopoiēsai, κακοποιῆσαι). By this standard, refusing to heal when able is equivalent to destruction. To withhold good is to commit evil; neutrality is impossible.The phrase to save life or to destroy it (σῶσαι ψυχήν, sōsai psychēn) carries both physical and spiritual meaning—psychē m...
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Cross-References for Luke 6:9
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“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.”
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“and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?,Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?,,,,,,,,”
“but to save them. They went to another village.,For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.,,,,,,,,”