Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
How much more is a human being worth than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on Sabbath days."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
How much therefore a man is superior to a sheep. So then it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath.
American Standard Version
How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is permissible by the law of Moses to do what is good on a Sabbath day."
Anderson New Testament
How much better, then, is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath-days.
Bible in Basic English
Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.
Common New Testament
Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
Daniel Mace New Testament
is not a man of much greater consequence than a sheep? how lawful then is it to do good offices on the sabbath-day?
Darby Translation
How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.
Godbey New Testament
Therefore how much more valuable is a man than a sheep? So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.
Goodspeed New Testament
And how much more a man is worth than a sheep! Therefore, it is right to do people good on the Sabbath."
John Wesley New Testament
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath-day.
Julia Smith Translation
How much then does a man surpass a sheep? So that it is lawful to do well in the sabbaths.
King James 2000
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then to what degree [is] a man worth more than a sheep? So then, it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath."
Modern King James verseion
How much better is a man then than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And how much is a man better then a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the Sabbath day."
Moffatt New Testament
And how much more is a man worth than a sheep? Thus it is right to do a kindness on the sabbath."
Montgomery New Testament
"And how much more is a man worth than a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."
NET Bible
How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
New Heart English Bible
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep. Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
Noyes New Testament
Of how much more worth now is a man than a sheep! So then it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.
Sawyer New Testament
How much then is a man better than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do good on the sabbath.
The Emphasized Bible
How much better, then, a man, than, a sheep? So that it is allowable, on the sabbath, nobly, to act.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath days.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And how much more precious a man is than a sheep! Therefore it is allowable to do good on the Sabbath."
Webster
How much then is a man better than a sheep? wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Weymouth New Testament
Is not a man, however, far superior to a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."
Williams New Testament
And how much more a man is worth than a sheep! So it is right to do good on the sabbath."
World English Bible
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day."
Worrell New Testament
How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do well on the sabbath."
Worsley New Testament
And of how much more worth is a man than a sheep? Sure then it is lawful to do good on the sabbath-days.
Youngs Literal Translation
How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? -- so that it is lawful on the sabbaths to do good.'
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against jesus
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » Restores the withered hand
Jesus Christ » History of » Heals a man having a withered hand (at capernaum)
Man » Apparent insignificance of » Pre-eminence of, over other creatures
Man » More valuable than other creatures
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Restoring the withered hand
the Miracles of Christ » Withered hand restored
Preeminence » Preeminent above » Of man
Sabbath » Lawful to do good deeds on
Sabbath » Doing good works on the sabbath
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 12:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Man With A Withered Hand Healed
11 But he asked them, "Is there a man among you who, if he had one sheep and it fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't take hold of it and pull it out? 12 How much more is a human being worth than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on Sabbath days." 13 Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it became normal, as healthy as his other hand.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds in the sky. They don't plant or harvest or gather food into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. You are more valuable than they are, aren't you?
Matthew 10:31
So stop being afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows."
Mark 3:4
Then he asked them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on Sabbath days, to save a life or to destroy it?" But they remained silent.
Luke 6:9
Then Jesus asked them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?"
Luke 12:24
Consider the crows. They don't plant or harvest, they don't even have a storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!