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Luke 6:9

Jesus and the Sabbath Seventh-Day Sabbath Destruction / Perishing Language Time-Bound Fulfillment

“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?”

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

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?

And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

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Jesus and the Sabbath

The verse primarily focuses on the ethical dilemma of doing good versus evil, or saving life versus destroying it, using the Sabbath as a contextual setting for this moral question rather than directly teaching about the Sabbath itself.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse refers to "the sabbath days" in a general sense, without specifying or emphasizing the "seventh day" as distinct from any other Sabbath observance. The focus of the question is on the lawfulness of actions on the Sabbath, not on the nature or identification of the Sabbath itself as the seventh day.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse presents a rhetorical question contrasting "save life" with "destroy it," but it does not explicitly state that this destruction is the fate of the wicked. The "destroy it" refers to the life being discussed, not the destruction of a person due to wickedness.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

The verse questions the lawfulness of actions on the Sabbath, a specific day, but it does not contain any prophecy, duration, or expectation of fulfillment. It is a direct ethical question about present action, not a prediction of future events with a time limit.

Jesus and the Sabbath

Related Verses

Luke 14:5

“And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?”

Luke 6:7

“And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.”

Luke 13:14

“And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.”

Luke 6:5

“And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.”

Luke 9:56

“For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.”

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Jesus and the Sabbath Seventh-Day Sabbath Destruction / Perishing Language Time-Bound Fulfillment

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