11. Jesus answered, “If any of you has a sheep, and it falls into a ditch on the Sabbath day, then you will take the sheep and help it out of the ditch.
12. Surely a man is more important than a sheep. So the law of Moses allows people to do good things on the Sabbath day.”
13. Then Jesus said to the man with the crippled hand, “Let me see your hand.” The man put his hand out, and the hand became well again, the same as the other hand.
14. But the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.
15. Jesus knew what the Pharisees were doing, so he left that place. Many people followed him, and he healed all who were sick.
16. But Jesus warned the people not to tell who he was.
17. He did these things to make come true what Isaiah the prophet had said:
18. “Here is my servant whom I have chosen.I love him, and I am pleased with him.I will put my Spirit in him.Then he will tell how I will judge all people fairly.
19. He will not argue or shout.No one will hear his voice in the streets.
20. He will not break a crushed blade of grass.He will not put out even a weak flame.He will continue until he makes fair judgment win the victory.
21. In him will the nations find hope.” Isaiah 42:1-4
22. Then some people brought a man to Jesus. This man was blind and could not talk, because he had a demon. Jesus healed the man, and the man could talk and see.
23. All the people were amazed. They said, “Perhaps this man is the Son of David!”
24. The Pharisees heard the people saying this. The Pharisees said, “Jesus uses the power of Beelzebul to force demons out of people. Beelzebul is the ruler of demons.”