Luke 6:9 (GNV)

Passage

Then sayd Iesus vnto them, I will aske you a question, Whether is it lawfull on the Sabbath dayes to doe good, or to doe euill? to saue life, or to destroy?

Nearby Context

Luke 6:7 And the Scribes and Pharises watched him, whether he would heale on the Sabbath day, that they might finde an accusation against him.

Luke 6:8 But he knew their thoughts, and sayd to the man which had the withered hand, Arise, and stand vp in the middes. And hee arose, and stoode vp.

Luke 6:9 Then sayd Iesus vnto them, I will aske you a question, Whether is it lawfull on the Sabbath dayes to doe good, or to doe euill? to saue life, or to destroy?

Luke 6:10 And he behelde them all in compasse, and sayd vnto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he did so, and his hand was restored againe, as whole as the other.

Luke 6:11 Then they were filled full of madnes, and communed one with another, what they might doe to Iesus.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sayd", "iesus", "vnto", "aske", "question", "whether", "lawfull", and "sabbath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sayd" and "iesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "But he knew their thoughts and sayd..." into verse 10's "And he behelde them all in compasse...", so "sayd" and "iesus" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sayd" and "iesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.