Matthew 12:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.”
Matthew 12:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 12:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 12:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.””
Matthew 12:12 — World English Bible
Matthew 12:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.”
Matthew 12:12 — American Standard Version
Matthew 12:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? --so that it is lawful on the sabbaths to do good.'”
Matthew 12:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 12:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.”
Matthew 12:12 — Darby Translation
Matthew 12:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“How much more then is a man better then a sheepe? therefore, it is lawfull to doe well on a Sabbath day.”
Matthew 12:12 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 12:12 in Context — Matthew 12
10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
What Does Matthew 12:12 Mean?
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