Matthew 12:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Matthew 12:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 12:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 12:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won’t he grab on to it and lift it out?”
Matthew 12:11 — World English Bible
Matthew 12:11 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? ”
Matthew 12:11 — American Standard Version
Matthew 12:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he said to them, `What man shall be of you, who shall have one sheep, and if this may fall on the sabbaths into a ditch, will not lay hold on it and raise <FI>it<Fi> ?”
Matthew 12:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 12:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise [it] up? ”
Matthew 12:11 — Darby Translation
Matthew 12:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he said vnto the, What man shall there be among you, that hath a sheepe, and if it fal on a Sabbath day into a pit, doth not take it and lift it out?”
Matthew 12:11 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 12:11 in Context — Matthew 12
9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
11 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?
12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
What Does Matthew 12:11 Mean?
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