12How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it it lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days.


In Context

9 And when he has passed from thence, he came into their synagogues.

10 And behold there was a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

11 But he said to them: What man shall there be among you, that hath one sheep: and if the same fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not take hold on it and lift it up?

12 How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it it lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days.

13 Then he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand; and he stretched it forth, and it was restored to health even as the other.

14 And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, how they might destroy him.

Matthew 12:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:12How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:12How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:12How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:12How much then is a man better than a sheep? wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:12Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:12How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? — so that it is lawful on the sabbaths to do good.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:12How much then is a man better than a sheep? Why it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.