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

^26 (A)Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. ^(B)Are you not of more value than they?

⁹ And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, ^(A)is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?”

⁴ And he said to them, ^(A)“Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.

³¹ Fear not, therefore; ^(A)you are of more value than many sparrows.

^24 (A)Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. ^(B)Of how much more value are you than the birds!