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I tell you that there is something here that is greater than the Temple.
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The Scripture says, 'I want kindness more than I want animal sacrifices.' You don't really know what those words mean. If you understood them, you would not judge those who have done nothing wrong.
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"So the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath day."
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Jesus left there and went into their synagogue,
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where there was a man with a crippled hand. They were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they asked him, "Is it right to heal on the Sabbath day?"
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Jesus answered, "If any of you has a sheep, and it falls into a ditch on the Sabbath day, you will help it out of the ditch.
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Surely a human being is more important than a sheep. So it is lawful to do good things on the Sabbath day."
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Then Jesus said to the man with the crippled hand, "Hold out your hand." The man held out his hand, and it became well again, like the other hand.
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But the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.
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Jesus knew what the Pharisees were doing, so he left that place. Many people followed him, and he healed all who were sick.
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But Jesus warned the people not to tell who he was.