Mateus 12:11

11 Ele lhes respondeu: “Qual de vocês, se tiver uma ovelha e ela cair num buraco no sábado, não irá pegá-la e tirá-la de lá?

Mateus 12:11 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 12:11

And he said unto them
Well knowing their intentions, and also their usages and customs, which he was able to produce and object to them; in which, through covetousness, they showed more regard to their beasts, than they did humanity to their fellow creatures:

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?
Christ appeals to them in a case which was usually done among them, and which, without delay, no man would scruple to do; though their present rule of direction, in such a case, is this {f}:

``if a beast fall into a ditch, or a pool of water, if food can be given it, where it is, they feed it till the going out of the sabbath; but if not, bolsters and pillows may be brought, and put under it, and if it can come out: it may come out:''

and which is elsewhere ^F7 a little differently expressed;

``if a beast fall into a ditch, or pool of water, it is forbidden a man to bring it out with his hand; but if he can give it food where it is, it may be fed till the going out of the sabbath:''

which seems to have been made since the times of Christ, and in opposition to this observation of his.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Maimon. Hilchot Sabbat, c. 25. sect. 26.
F7 Kotsensis Mitzvot Tora pr. neg. 65.

Mateus 12:11 In-Context

9 Saindo daquele lugar, dirigiu-se à sinagoga deles,

10 e estava ali um homem com uma das mãos atrofiada. Procurando um motivo para acusar Jesus, eles lhe perguntaram: “É permitido curar no sábado?”

11 Ele lhes respondeu: “Qual de vocês, se tiver uma ovelha e ela cair num buraco no sábado, não irá pegá-la e tirá-la de lá?

12 Quanto mais vale um homem do que uma ovelha! Portanto, é permitido fazer o bem no sábado”.

13 Então ele disse ao homem: “Estenda a mão”. Ele a estendeu, e ela foi restaurada, e ficou boa como a outra.