Mark 3:4

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Mark 3:4 - Amplified Bible

And He said to them, Is it lawful {and} right on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to take it? But they kept silence.

Mark 3:4 - American Standard Version

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

Mark 3:4 - Bible in Basic English

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.

Mark 3:4 - Darby Bible

And he says to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill? But they were silent.

Mark 3:4 - English Standard Version

And he said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent.

Mark 3:4 - King James Version

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.

Mark 3:4 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces les dijo*: ¿Es lìcito en el dìa de reposo hacer bien o hacer mal, salvar una vida o matar? Pero ellos guardaban silencio.

Mark 3:4 - The Message

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.

Mark 3:4 - New American Standard Bible

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.

Mark 3:4 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces Jesùs dijo a los otros: "¿Es lìcito en el dìa de reposo hacer bien o hacer mal, salvar una vida o matar?" Pero ellos guardaban silencio.

Mark 3:4 - World English Bible

He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent.

Mark 3:4 - Young's Living Translation

And he saith to them, `Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?` but they were silent.

Mark 3:4 - Additional Comments

Is there any situations where our rules wind up having more influence on us than compassion? Of course, we always need to be careful not to be abused, and we need to be careful to balance our ministries. But we can still ask this question to make sure the rules are secondary. Jesus is basically asking the question, what are your priorities? Their priorities were messed up, weren't they?
Tell me your priorities. Do you care about others? Do you care about your relationship with God? Are your priorities messed up? Okay, list what you spent time on this past week or so. How did your relationship with God, and ministry to others, factor in? What one thing can you do different this week?
The Pharisees were given the truth, and they would not, could not, acknowledge it as truth. How sad when truth is laid out before someone and they cannot accept it. We mentioned earlier what are the fundamental questions. Add this - What is Truth? We actually have found the answer, and yet those seeking the truth are unwilling to accept it.
The sad thing for us is we have the Truth in our hands when we hold the Bible, and yet we know so little of it and how to use it. As a master of any sport through sacrifice and time learns to handle the tools of their sports with an expert touch, we should learn to handle to tools of Truth with an expert touch.
Their silence speaks volumes. May God teach us when to speak and when to be silent to most honor Him.

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