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Matthew 12:12

12 aHow much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do 1good on the Sabbath.”

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Matthew 12:12 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Matthew 12:12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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

Matthew 12:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

Matthew 12:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

Matthew 12:12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

Matthew 12:12 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 Surely a human being is more important than a sheep. So it is lawful to do good things on the Sabbath day.”

Matthew 12:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Matthew 12:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Matthew 12:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 Certainly, a human is more valuable than a sheep! So it is right to do good on the day of rest—a holy day.” 

Matthew 12:12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”

Matthew 12:12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 How much more valuable is a human being than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath.”

Matthew 12:12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 Then to what degree is a man worth more than a sheep? So then, it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath.”

Matthew 12:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 A man is worth more than sheep! So the Law allows us to do good on the Sabbath day.”


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