Matthew 12:11

Good News Translation

Jesus answered, “What if one of you has a sheep and it falls into a deep hole on the Sabbath? Will you not take hold of it and lift it out?

Cross References

Matthew 12:1

Not long afterward Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began to pick heads of wheat and eat the grain.

Luke 14:5

Then he said to them, “If any one of you had a child or an ox that happened to fall in a well on a Sabbath, would you not pull it out at once on the Sabbath itself?”

Deuteronomy 22:4

“If an Israelite's donkey or cow has fallen down, don't ignore it; help him get the animal to its feet again.