Reference

Mark 3:4

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.
2

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

3

And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

4

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.

5

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

6

And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

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Jesus and the Sabbath
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Jesus and the Sabbath

While the verse explicitly mentions the Sabbath, its primary focus is on the moral dilemma of doing good versus evil, or saving life versus killing, rather than a direct teaching or discussion about the nature or observance of the Sabbath itself.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse mentions "sabbath days" in the plural, which does not explicitly reference or specify the seventh day as *the* Sabbath or rest day. The focus of the verse is on the lawfulness of actions on a sabbath, not on defining or identifying the specific day of the week for the sabbath.