Matthew 12:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

New Living Translation
And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.”

English Standard Version
Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Berean Study Bible
How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

New American Standard Bible
How much more valuable then is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

NASB 1995
"How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

NASB 1977
“Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Amplified Bible
How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful and permissible to do good on the Sabbath.”

Christian Standard Bible
A person is worth far more than a sheep; so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath."

Contemporary English Version
People are worth much more than sheep, and so it is right to do good on the Sabbath."

Good News Translation
And a human being is worth much more than a sheep! So then, our Law does allow us to help someone on the Sabbath."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Certainly, a human is more valuable than a sheep! So it is right to do good on the day of worship."

International Standard Version
How much more is a human being worth than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on Sabbath days."

NET Bible
How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

New King James Version
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

King James 2000 Bible
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

New Heart English Bible
Of how much more value then is a person than a sheep. Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

World English Bible
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day."

American King James Version
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Why it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

American Standard Version
How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.

A Faithful Version
And how much better is a man than a sheep? So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbaths."

Darby Bible Translation
How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.

English Revised Version
How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.

Webster's Bible Translation
How much then is a man better than a sheep? wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
How much more then is a man better then a sheepe? Therefore, it is lawfull to doe well on a Sabbath day.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Howe much more then is a man better then a sheepe? Wherfore it is lawfull to do a good deede on the Sabbath dayes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And how moch is a man better then a shepe? Therfore it is lefull to do good vpon the Sabbath.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And how moche is a man better the a shepe? Wherfore it is lefull to do a good dede on the saboth dayes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? So that it is lawful on the Sabbaths to do good.”

Berean Literal Bible
How much more valuable therefore is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbaths."

Young's Literal Translation
How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? -- so that it is lawful on the sabbaths to do good.'

Smith's Literal Translation
How much then does a man surpass a sheep? So that it is lawful to do well in the sabbaths.

Literal Emphasis Translation
How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it it lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days.

Catholic Public Domain Version
How much better is a man than a sheep? And so, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbaths.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“How much greater is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is legal to do good on the Sabbath.”

Lamsa Bible
How much more important is a man than a sheep? It is therefore lawful to do good on the sabbath.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
How much better, then, is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath-days.

Godbey New Testament
Therefore how much more valuable is a man than a sheep? So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.

Haweis New Testament
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath days.

Mace New Testament
is not a man of much greater consequence than a sheep? how lawful then is it to do good offices on the sabbath-day?

Weymouth New Testament
Is not a man, however, far superior to a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."

Worrell New Testament
How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do well on the sabbath."

Worsley New Testament
And of how much more worth is a man than a sheep? Sure then it is lawful to do good on the sabbath-days.
















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