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Mark 3:4

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themἜξεστινexestinIs it lawfulἔξεστι(ν)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “Is it lawful”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1832it is permitted, lawful, possible.This verse uses “lawful”.Is it lawfulτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σάββασινsabbasinon the sabbath daysσάββατον (sabbaton)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “on the sabbath days”, the to- or for-formG4521the Sabbath, a week.This verse uses “the Sabbath”.on the sabbath daysἀγαθοποιῆσαιagathopoiēsaito do that which is goodἀγαθοποιέω (agathopoiéō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to do that which is good”, a single actionG15I do that which is good.Strong’s files this form under G4160 (ποιέω, make/do).ἀγαθὸνagathongood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “good-doer”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orκακοποιῆσαιkakopoiēsaito do evilκακοποιέω (kakopoieō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to do evil”, a single actionG2554I do harm, do wrong, do evil, commit sin.to do evilψυχὴνpsuchēnlifeψυχή (psuchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.This verse uses “life”.lifeσῶσαιsōsaito saveσῴζω (sōzō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to save”, a single actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.This verse uses “save”.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaito killἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to kill”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.This verse uses “kill”.to killοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲde? Butδέconjunction — “? But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.? Butἐσιώπωνesiōpōnthey held their peaceσιωπάω (siōpaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they held their peace”, an ongoing action in the pastG4623I keep silence, am silent, either voluntarily or involuntarily.they held their peace

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he saith to them, 'Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?' but they were silent.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith to them, 'Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?' but they were silent.

World English Bible

He said to them, “ Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good or to do harm ? To save a life or to kill?” But they were silent.

Darby Translation

And he says to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill? But they were silent.

Douay-Rheims

And he saith to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy? But they held their peace.

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