Matthew 12:9
“And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:”
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
And he said unto them, 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?
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Cross-References
“And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.”
“And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.”
“And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.”
“And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.”
“And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.”