6. I tell you that there is something here greater than the temple.
7. Don't you know what the Scriptures mean when they say, “Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others”? If you knew what this means, you would not condemn these innocent disciples of mine.
8. So the Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath.
9. Jesus left and went into one of the Jewish meeting places,
10. where there was a man whose hand was crippled. Some Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they asked him, “Is it right to heal someone on the Sabbath?”
11. Jesus answered, “If you had a sheep that fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't you lift it out?
12. People are worth much more than sheep, and so it is right to do good on the Sabbath.”
13. Then Jesus told the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man did, and it became as healthy as the other one.
14. The Pharisees left and started making plans to kill Jesus.
15. When Jesus found out what was happening, he left there and large crowds followed him. He healed all their sick,
16. but warned them not to tell anyone about him.
17. So God's promise came true, just as Isaiah the prophet had said,
18. “Here is my chosen servant!I love him,and he pleases me.I will give him my Spirit,and he will bring justiceto the nations.
19. He won't shout or yellor call out in the streets.
20. He won't break off a bent reedor put out a dying flame,but he will make surethat justice is done.
21. All nations will placetheir hope in him.”
22. Some people brought to Jesus a man who was blind and could not talk because he had a demon in him. Jesus healed the man, and then he was able to talk and see.
23. The crowds were so amazed that they asked, “Could Jesus be the Son of David?”