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Main point summary
Seeking a way to accuse Jesus, the pharisees ask Him if it is lawful to heal on the Sabbath. Jesus proves that it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath, and the Pharisees then seek a way to destroy Jesus.
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Matthew 12:9-14
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a Departing from there, He went into their synagogue.
And a man was there whose hand was withered.
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And they questioned 1 Jesus, asking,
“ a Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—
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so that they might accuse Him.
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And He said to them,
“ a What man 1 is there among you who 2 has a sheep,
and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath,
will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
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a How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep!
So then, it is lawful to do 1 good on the Sabbath.”
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Then He * said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand!”
a He stretched it out,
and it was restored to 1 normal,
like the other.
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But the Pharisees went out
and 1 a conspired against Him,
as to how they might destroy Him.
Third class conditional implying future action.
Rhetorical question: "Any man among you...would take hold of it and lift it out"
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Matthew 12:9-14
A. Setting
Departing from there, He went into their synagogue.
And a man was there whose hand was withered.
B. Healing on the Sabbath?
And they questioned Jesus, asking,
“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—
so that they might accuse Him.
C. It is Lawful to Do Good
And He said to them,
“What man is there among you who has a sheep,
and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath,
will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep!
"How much more" argument
So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
B'. Healing on the Sabbath!
Then He said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand!”
He stretched it out,
and it was restored to normal, like the other.
A'. Conclusion
But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him,
as to how they might destroy Him.
phrasing