Matthew 12:12

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Matthew 12:12

Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).

BSB

Berean Standard Bible

How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

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KJV

King James Version

How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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WEB

World English Bible

Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

How much more valuable, therefore, [is] a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful on the Sabbaths to do good.”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 12

¹⁰ and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

¹¹ He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?

¹² How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

¹³ Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.

¹⁴ But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

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