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I tell you, something greater than the temple is here.
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And if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
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For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath."
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And he went on from there, and entered their synagogue.
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And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?" so that they might accuse him.
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He said to them, "What man of you, if he has one sheep and it falls into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out?
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Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath."
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Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, whole like the other.
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But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, how to destroy him.
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Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all,
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and ordered them not to make him known.
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This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
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"Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
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He will not wrangle or cry aloud, nor will any one hear his voice in the streets;
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he will not break a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick, till he brings justice to victory;
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and in his name will the Gentiles hope."
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Then a blind and dumb demoniac was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.
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And all the people were amazed, and said, "Can this be the Son of David?"
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But when the Pharisees heard it they said, "It is only by Be-el'zebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons."
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Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand;
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and if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?