Luke 6:9 (WEB)
Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?”
Fathers and councils · 19
Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
“…to heal on the sabbath,” seeing Mark and Luke relate that it was the Lord who asked them, “ Whether it is lawful on the sabbath day to do good or to or evil? [Luke 6:9] It is to be understood then that they first asked the Lord, “Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“The restoring of this man who had the withered hand is also not passed over in silence by Mark and Luke.” — editor's note: Mark iii. 1–5; Luke vi. 6–10.
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John Chrysostom
“And the other evangelists indeed say, that He “set” the man “in the midst,” and asked them, “If it was lawful to do good on the Sabbath days.”” — editor's note: See Mark iii. 3, 4, and Luke vi. 8, 9.
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Tertullian
“Wishing, therefore, to initiate them into this meaning of the law by the restoration of the withered hand, He requires, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath-days to do good, or not? to save life, or to destroy it?”” — editor's note: Luke vi. 9.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Ambrose of MilanCatena Aurea on Luke
The Lord now proceeds to another work. For He who had determined to make the whole man safe, was able to cure each member. Hence it is said, And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the…
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He chiefly heals and teaches on the sabbaths, not only to convey the meaning of a spiritual sabbath, but because of the more numerous assembly of the people.
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But He taught things far beyond their comprehension, and opened to his hearers the way to future salvation by Him; and then after having first taught them, He suddenly shewed His divine power, as it follows, and…
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But since the Master had excused by an undeniable example the breach of the sabbath, with which they charged His disciples, their object is now by watching to bring a false accusation against the Master Himself. As…
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For this is the way of the envious man, he feeds in himself his pang of grief with the praises of others. But the Lord knew all things, and searches the hearts; as it follows, But he knew their thoughts, and said to…
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But the Lord anticipating the false charge which they were preparing against Him, reproves those who by wrongly interpreting the law thought that they must rest on the sabbath-day even from good works; whereas the…
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This is a very useful question, for if it is lawful to do good on the sabbath, and there is no reason why those who work should not obtain mercy from God, cease to gather up accusation against Christ. But if it be…
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But the law by things present prefigured the form of things future, among which surely the days of rest to come are to be not from good works but from evil. For although secular works may be given up, yet it is no…
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Aug. de Qu. Ev. l. iii. qu. 7.) But though our Lord was healing the body, He asked this question, “is it lawful to save the soul or to lose it?” either because He performed His miracles on account of faith in which…
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But it may be questioned how Matthew came to say, that they asked the Lord, whether it was lawful to heal on the sabbath, when Luke in this place states that they rather were asked of the Lord. We must therefore…
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When the eyes of all were, as it were, riveted together, and their minds also fixed upon the consideration of the matter, he said to the man, Stretch forth thy hand; I command thee, Who created man. But he who had…
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And as Matthew relates, they go out to take counsel, that they should kill him.
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Thou perceivest, O Pharisee, a divine Worker, and Him Who delivers the sick by His heavenly power, and out of envy thou breathest forth death.
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The man represents the human race, withered by the unfruitfulness of good works, because of the hand in our first parent stretched forth to take the apple, which was healed by the innocent hand stretched forth on the…
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You have heard then the words of Him who says, Stretch forth thy hand. That is a frequent and common cure, and thou that thinkest thy hand is whole, beware lest it be contracted by avarice or sacrilege. Stretch it…
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Cross-references · 13
Parallel passages
Mark 3:4 and Luke 6:9 share the same wording (20 words).
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Cited together in Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 6:6–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 6:6–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:9–13 (2) (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:9–13 (2) (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:9–13 (2) (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:9–13 (2) (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:9–13 (2) (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.36.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.36.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.36.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.36.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.36.
