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

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

⁹ Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: ^(A)Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or ^[a]to destroy?”

⁴ Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent.

³¹ Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

²⁴ Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and ^(A)God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?