Matthew 12:11

Matthew 12:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
• New International Version (NIV)He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said to them, "Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out?

Context of Matthew 12:11

9Then Jesus left that place. He went into the Jewish meeting place. 10A man was there. His hand was very small and weak, so he could not use it. Some Pharisees asked Jesus, ‘Is it right to make someone well again on our day of rest?’ They wanted to find a reason to say that Jesus was doing wrong things. Jesus said to them, ‘Maybe one of you has a sheep that falls into a deep hole on our day of rest. What will you do? You will take hold of it and you will lift it out of the hole. 12You know that a man is much more valuable than a sheep. So it is right for us to do good things on our day of rest.’ 13Then Jesus said to the man with the weak hand, ‘Lift up your hand.’ So the man lifted up his hand and it became well again. It was now as strong as his other hand.

Matthew 12:11 word by word

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τίς ἔσται ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἕξει πρόβατον ἓν, καὶ ἐὰν ἐμπέσῃ τοῦτο τοῖς σάββασιν εἰς βόθυνον, οὐχὶ κρατήσει αὐτὸ καὶ ἐγερεῖ;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• heὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• shall there beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• amongἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• youσύsu · youG4771
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• shall haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• sheepπρόβατονprobaton · sheepG4263
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• itοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• fallἐμπίπτωempiptō · to fall intoG1706
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a pitβόθυνοςbothunos · pitG999
• on the sabbath dayσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• will heκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• liftἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453

Cross-references for Matthew 12:11

• Luke 13:15‘You are wrong,’ the Lord Jesus said to him. ‘You teach one thing but you do something different yourselves. On the day of rest you will undo the rope on your ox or your donkey and take it outside. You then give it water to drink. Is that not true?
• Luke 14:5Then Jesus asked the people, ‘Maybe one of you has a son or an animal that falls into a well on our day of rest. What will you do? You will pull the child or the animal out of the well immediately.’
• Exodus 23:4Perhaps you may find your enemy's cow or his donkey when he has lost it. If so, you must give it back to him.
• Deuteronomy 22:4Perhaps your neighbour's donkey or his cow has fallen on the road. If you see it lying there, do not look the other way. You must help the man to lift the animal so that it can stand.

Commentaries on Matthew 12:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11If it fall into a pit on the Sabbath - day, etc. - It was a canon among the Jews: "We must take a tender care of the goods of an Israelite." Hence: - "If a beast fall into a ditch, or into a pool of water, let (the owner) bring him food in that place if he can; but, if he cannot, let him bring clothes and litter, and bear up the beast; whence, if he can come up, let him come up, etc." "If a beast or its foal fall into a ditch on a holy day, R. Lazar…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 The account contained in these verses is recorded also in Mark 3:1-5, and Luke 6:6-10. Matthew 12:10 The very hairs of your head are all numbered - That is, each one has exercised the care and attention of God. He has fixed the number; and, though of small importance, yet he does not think it beneath him to determine how few or how many they shall be. He will therefore take care of you. Matthew 12:12 How much, then, is a man better than a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Christ shows that works of mercy are lawful and proper to be done on the Lord's day. There are more ways of doing well upon sabbath days, than by the duties of worship: attending the sick, relieving the poor, helping those who need speedy relief, teaching the young to care for their souls; these are doing good: and these must be done from love and charity, with humility and self-denial, and shall be accepted, Ge 4:7. This, like other cures…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12They rescued animals but ignored people, which was inconsistent.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 12:11

• Accusation, False
• Atrophy
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• Miracles
• Sabbath
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Commentaries on Matthew 12

• 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