And He said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill? But they were silent.
For I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
And He said to the man who had the withered hand, Arise! Come into the middle.
And looking around on them with anger, being grieved because of the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he stretched it out. And his hand was restored whole, like the other.
But they were silent. For in 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 to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil, to save life, or to destroy it?