'Lawful' in the Bible
The Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the sacred bread—which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests—and also gave some to his companions?”
Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do what is good or to do what is evil, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.
John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
When they came, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know You are truthful and defer to no one, for You don’t show partiality but teach truthfully the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?