Luke 6:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“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?”
Luke 6:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 6:919 words
εἶπενeipensay
δὲdeand / but
ὁhothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
πρὸςprosto / toward
αὐτούςautoushe / she / it / same
ἘπερωτῶEperōtōask (after, questions), demand
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
ἔξεστινexestinbe lawful, let, (-est)
τῷtōthe
σαββάτῳsabbatōSabbath
ἀγαθοποιῆσαιagathopoiēsai(when) do good
(well)
ἢēor
κακοποιῆσαιkakopoiēsaido(ing) evil
ψυχὴνpsychēnsoul / life
σῶσαιsōsaiheal, preserve, save (self)
ἢēor
ἀπολέσαιapolesaidestroy / perish
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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