Then He said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent.
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up.”
When He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch your hand forward.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
But they kept silent, for on the way they had disputed among themselves who was the greatest.
Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”