Healing of a Man on the Sabbath
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Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.
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And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy.
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And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, a "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
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But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go.
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Then He answered them, saying, b "Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?"
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And they could not answer Him regarding these things.
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Cross References
Matthew 12:10
And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" - that they might accuse Him.
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Cross References
Exodus 23:5
If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying under its burden, and you would refrain from helping it, you shall surely help him with it.
Deuteronomy 22:4
You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fall down along the road, and hide yourself from them; you shall surely help him lift them up again.
Luke 13:15
The Lord then answered him and said, "Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?
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