And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” so that they might accuse him.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 12:10 in context
Matthew 12:7–13
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But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.
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For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
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He departed from there and went into their synagogue.
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And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” so that they might accuse him.
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He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won’t he grab on to it and lift it out?
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Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”
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Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other.
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