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2Departing from there, He went into their synagogue.
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And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, "3Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"-so that they might accuse Him.
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And He said to them, "4Whatman is there among you whohas a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not takehold of it and lift it out?
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"5Howmuchmorevaluablethen is a man than a sheep! Sothen, it is lawful to dogood on the Sabbath."
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Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand!"6He stretched it out, and it was restored to normal, like the other.
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But the Phariseeswent out and 7conspired*against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
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But Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. Manyfollowed Him, and 8He healed them all,
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This was to fulfillwhat was spokenthroughIsaiah the prophet:
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"10BEHOLD, MY SERVANTWHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; 11MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL is WELL-PLEASED; 12 I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM, 13 AND HE SHALL PROCLAIMJUSTICE TO THE GENTILES.