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Then to what degree [is] a man worth more than a sheep? So then, it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath."
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Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand," and he stretched [it] out, and it was restored [as] healthy as the other [one].
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But the Pharisees went out {and plotted} against him in order that they could destroy him.
God’s Chosen Servant
15 Now Jesus, [when he] learned of [it], withdrew from there, and many followed him, and he healed them all.
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And he warned them that they should not {reveal his identity},
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in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,
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"Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
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He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
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A crushed reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish, until he brings justice to victory.
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And in his name the Gentiles will hope.
A House Divided Cannot Stand
22 Then a demon-possessed man [who was] blind and mute was brought to him. And he healed him so that the [man who was] mute could speak and see.