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Butif ye had knownwhat this meaneth, I will havemercy,andnotsacrifice, ye wouldnot have condemned the guiltless.
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For the Son of manisLordeven of the sabbath day.
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And when he was departedthence, he wentintotheirsynagogue:
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And,behold, there was a man which had his handwithered.And they askedhim,saying, Is it lawful* to heal on the sabbath days?that they might accusehim.
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And he said unto them,Whatman shall there beamongyou,that shall haveonesheep,andifitfallinto a pit on the sabbath day, will henot lay hold on it,and lift it out?
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How muchthen is a man better than a sheep?Wherefore it is lawful to dowell on the sabbath days.
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Thensaith he to the man, Stretch forththinehand.And he stretched it forth; and it was restoredwhole, like as the other.
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Then the Pharisees went out, and held[a] a councilagainsthim,how they might destroyhim.
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But when Jesusknew it, he withdrew himself from thence:andgreatmultitudesfollowedhim,and he healedthemall;