Matthew 12:6-11
12:6 I
tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
12:7 If
you had known what this means: ‘
I want mercy and not sacrifice,’
you would not have condemned the innocent.
12:8 For the Son of Man is lord
of the Sabbath.”
12:9 Then Jesus left that place and entered their synagogue.
12:10 A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they could accuse him.
12:11 He said to them, “Would not any one of you, if he had one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and lift it out?