Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁹ He left the place and went into their synagogue, 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.”

¹³ Then he said to the man, “Stretch your hand out.” He stretched it out, and it was restored to health, just like the other one. ¹⁴ But the Pharisees went off and plotted against him, with the intention of doing away with him.