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Luke 14:3

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So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees, “Does the law allow healing on the Sabbath, or not?”

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A man was there with a crippled hand. “Does the law allow healing on the Sabbath?” they asked him, looking for a reason to accuse him.

When the Pharisees saw this they said to Jesus, “Look at your disciples—they're doing what isn't allowed on the Sabbath!”

One of them, who was a legal expert, asked him a question to try to trap him:

“Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil? Should you save life, or should you kill?” he asked them. But they didn't say a word.

A man was there whose arms and legs were swollen.

But they kept quiet. Jesus touched the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

Then Jesus turned to them and said, “Let me ask you a question. Is it legal to do good on the Sabbath, or to do bad? To save life, or to destroy it?”

If you circumcise on the Sabbath to make sure that the law of Moses isn't broken, why are you angry with me for healing someone on the Sabbath?