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And moving from there, He came into their synagogue.

And, behold, a man having a withered hand was there. And they asked Him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbaths? (that they might accuse Him).

But He said to them, What man of you will be who will have one sheep, and if this one fall into a pit on the sabbaths, will he not lay hold of it and raise it up?

How much more, then, does a man excel a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbaths.

Then He said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he stretched out. And it was restored sound as the other.

But as they were leaving, the Pharisees took up a council against Him, how they might destroy Him.