Mark

Mark 3:4

⁴And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

But they were silent.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
He asked	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Which is lawful	Ἔξεστιν	Exestin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1832 it is permitted, lawful, possible
on the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
Sabbath	σάββασιν	sabbasin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G4521 the Sabbath, a week
to do good	ἀγαθὸν¦ποιῆσαι	agathon¦poiēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G15 I do that which is good
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
to do evil	κακοποιῆσαι	kakopoiēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2554 I do harm, do wrong
to save	σῶσαι	sōsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4982 I save, heal
life	ψυχὴν	psychēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5590 the soul, life, self
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
to destroy	ἀποκτεῖναι	apokteinai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G615 I put to death, kill
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
they were silent	ἐσιώπων	esiōpōn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4623 I keep silence

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.