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.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 3:4 in context
Mark 3:1–7
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He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there whose hand was withered.
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He said to the man whose hand was withered, “Stand up.”
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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.
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When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.
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The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
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