Matthew 12:10-12

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¹⁰ where there was a man with a withered hand.

They put the question to him: “Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?”

(They asked this so that they could frame a charge against him.)

¹¹ “Supposing one of you has just one sheep,” replied Jesus, “and it falls into a ditch on the sabbath. You’ll grab it and haul it out, won’t you? ¹² Well then, think how much more important a human being is than a sheep! So, you see, it is permitted to do good on the sabbath.”