Luke 13:14

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.””

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BSBPD

“But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the chief of the synagogue answering--much displeased that on the sabbath Jesus healed--said to the multitude, `Six days there are in which it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to be working; in these, then, coming, be healed, and not on the sabbath-day.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 13:14 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 20:9Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
  2. Exodus 23:12For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
  3. Leviticus 23:3For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
  4. Ezekiel 20:12I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
  5. Matthew 12:2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
  6. Matthew 12:10and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
  7. Mark 3:2In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
  8. Mark 5:22A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
  9. Luke 6:7Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
  10. Luke 6:11But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
  11. Luke 8:41Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
  12. Luke 14:3So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
  13. John 5:15And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
  14. John 9:14Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
  15. Acts 13:15After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
  16. Acts 18:8Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.
  17. Acts 18:17At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
  18. Romans 10:2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

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