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

5And He was saying to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” 6On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught; and a man was there whose right hand was withered. Now the scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse Him. 8But He knew what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and come forward!” And he got up and came forward. 9And Jesus said to them, “I ask you whether it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do harm, to save a 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

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• were watchingπαρατηρέωparatēreō · to observeG3906
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• He healedθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323
• on the Sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they might findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• to accuseκατηγορέωkatēgoreō · to accuseG2723

Cross-references for Luke 6:7

• Luke 13:14But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “There are six days during which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”
• Luke 14:1It happened that when He went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching Him closely.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him.
• Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they plot deception all day long.
• Isaiah 29:21Who cause a person to be indicted by a word, And set a trap for the arbitrator at the gate, And defraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments.
• Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many, “Terror on every side! Denounce him; let’s denounce him!” All my trusted friends, Watching for my fall, say: “Perhaps he will be persuaded, so that we may prevail against him And take our revenge on him.”
• Mark 3:2And they were watching Him closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
• John 5:10So the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is a Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.”
• John 9:16Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And there was dissension among them.
• Luke 11:53When He left that place, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to interrogate Him about many subjects,
• Luke 20:20And so they watched Him closely, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could hand Him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.
• Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests and the entire Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might 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