Luke 6:7

Luke 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
• New International Version (NIV)The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him.

Context of Luke 6:7

5Then he told them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” 6On another Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was shriveled. The scribes and Pharisees were watching him closely, to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against him. 8But he knew their thoughts and told the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand here.” So he got up and stood there. 9Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you: Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

Luke 6:7 word by word

παρετηροῦντο δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι εἰ ἐν τῷ σαββάτῳ θεραπεύει ἵνα εὕρωσιν κατηγορεῖν αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the scribesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• watchedπαρατηρέωparatēreō · to observeG3906
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• whetherεἰei · ifG1487
• he would healθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sabbath dayσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they might findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• an accusationκατηγορίαkatēgoria · accusationG2724

Cross-references for Luke 6:7

• Luke 13:14But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”
• Luke 14:1One Sabbath, when he went in to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and intends to kill him;
• Psalms 38:12Those who intend to kill me set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long.
• Isaiah 29:21those who, with their speech, accuse a person of wrongdoing, who set a trap for the one mediating at the city gate and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
• Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the gossip of many people, “Terror is on every side! Report him; let’s report him!” Everyone I trusted watches for my fall. “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we might prevail against him and take our vengeance on him.”
• Mark 3:2In order to accuse him, they were watching him closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath.
• John 5:10and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath. The law prohibits you from picking up your mat.”
• John 9:16Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.
• Luke 11:53When he left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose him fiercely and to cross-examine him about many things;
• Luke 20:20They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so that they could catch him in what he said, to hand him over to the governor’s rule and authority.
• Matthew 26:59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death,

Commentaries on Luke 6:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Watched him - , They maliciously watched him. This is the import of the word, Luke 14:1; Luke 20:20, and in the parallel place, Mark 3:2. See Raphelius on the last-quoted text, who has proved, by several quotations, that this is the proper meaning of the term. An accusation against him - Instead of , his accusation, several eminent MSS. and versions add , against, which I find our translators have adopted.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Christ was neither ashamed nor afraid to own the purposes of his grace. He healed the poor man, though he knew that his enemies would take advantage against him for it. Let us not be drawn either from our duty or from our usefulness by any opposition. We may well be amazed, that the sons of men should be so wicked.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7were watching Him closely: Jesus had a reputation for putting human needs above Sabbath commands. So, the religious leaders hoped to catch Jesus working on the Sabbath day. if He would heal on the Sabbath: The Jewish rabbis in the time of Jesus debated whether the law allowed people to offer medical help on the Sabbath. It was usually allowed only in extreme emergencies. The withered hand was clearly not an emergency.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. watched whether, &c.--In Matthew (Mt 12:9) this is put as an ensnaring question of theirs to our Lord, who accordingly speaks to the state of their hearts (Lu 6:9), just as if they had spoken it out.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 6:7

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sabbath
• Technicalities
• Tradition

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Commentaries on Luke 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings