Mark 3:4
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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.And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
In other translations
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.And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
Greek words
καὶkaiAndG2532λέγειlegeiHe saysG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846ἔξεστινexestinIs it lawfulG1832τοῖςtoison theG3588σάββασινsabbasinSabbathsG4521ἀγαθὸνagathongoodG18ποιῆσαιpoiēsaito doG4160ἢēorG2228κακοποιῆσαι,kakopoiēsaito do evil?G2554ψυχὴνpsuchēnLifeG5590σῶσαιsōsaito saveG4982ἢēorG2228ἀποκτεῖναι;apokteinaito kill?G615οἱhoi<the>G3588δὲdeButG1161ἐσιώπων.esiōpōnthey were silent.G4623
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