Matthew 12:12

New International Reader's Version

A person is worth more than sheep! So the Law allows us to do good on the Sabbath day.”

Cross References

Matthew 10:31

So don’t be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.

Matthew 6:26

Look at the birds of the air. They don’t plant or gather crops. They don’t put away crops in storerooms. But your Father who is in heaven feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than they are?

Mark 3:4

Then Jesus asked them, “What does the Law say we should do on the Sabbath day? Should we do good? Or should we do evil? Should we save life? Or should we kill?” But no one answered.

Luke 12:24

Think about the ravens. They don’t plant or gather crops. They don’t have any barns at all. But God feeds them. You are worth much more than birds!

Luke 14:1

One Sabbath day, Jesus went to eat in the house of a well-known Pharisee. While he was there, he was being carefully watched.

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus said to them, “What does the Law say we should do on the Sabbath day? Should we do good? Or should we do evil? Should we save life? Or should we destroy it?”