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1 One sabbath when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they were watching him.
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One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.
2 And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy.
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There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body.
3 And Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?"
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Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
4 But they were silent. Then he took him and healed him, and let him go.
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But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.
5 And he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on a sabbath day?"
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Then he asked them, “If one of you has a childor an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?”
6 And they could not reply to this.
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And they had nothing to say.
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