Matthew 12:3-13

3 He said to them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry-

4 how he entered the house of God, and they ate ^[a] the sacred bread, which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

5 Or haven't you read in the Law ^[b] that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent?

6 But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!

7 If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice , ^[c] you would not have condemned the innocent.

8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

The Man with the Paralyzed Hand

9 Moving on from there, He entered their synagogue.

10 There He saw a man who had a paralyzed hand. And in order to accuse Him they asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"

11 But He said to them, "What man among you, if he had a sheep ^[d] that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, wouldn't take hold of it and lift it out?

12 A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

13 Then He told the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he stretched it out, and it was restored, as good as the other.