Matthew 12:11

Matthew chapter 12 · verse 11 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

Context

v.10and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him.

v.11This passage

v.12How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Luke 13:15
But the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
Deuteronomy 22:4
Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.
Luke 14:5
And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?
Exodus 23:4
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.