Mark 3:4
ContextNET © | Then 1 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. |
NIV © | 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. |
NASB © | And He *said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?" But they kept silent. |
NLT © | Then he turned to his critics and asked, "Is it legal to do good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing harm? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?" But they wouldn’t answer him. |
MSG © | Then he spoke to the people: "What kind of action suits the Sabbath best? Doing good or doing evil? Helping people or leaving them helpless?" No one said a word. |
BBE © | And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing. |
NRSV © | Then he said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. |
NKJV © | 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. |
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NET © | Then 1 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. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. |