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The Book of Luke, Chapter 6, Verse 9

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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.
King James Version
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]?
American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?
New English Translation
The Sermon on the Plain Then he came down with them and stood on a level place. And a large number of his disciples had gathered along with a vast multitude from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases,
World English Bible
Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?"
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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.
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And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
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And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
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And when it was day, he called [unto him] his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
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Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
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Matthew and Thomas, James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
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And Judas [the brother] of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
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And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
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And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
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And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed [them] all.