Reference

Matthew 12:14

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
12

How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

13

Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

14

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

15

But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

16

And charged them that they should not make him known:

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Destruction / Perishing Language
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