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Matthew 12:12

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How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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  1. Matthew 12:10

    And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

  2. Matthew 12:11

    And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

  3. Matthew 12:13

    Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

  4. Matthew 12:14

    Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

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