6. I tell you that there is something here that is greater than the Temple.
7. The Scripture says, ‘I want faithful love more than I want animal sacrifices.’ You don’t really know what those words mean. If you understood them, you would not judge those who have done nothing wrong.
8. “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath day.”
9. Jesus left there and went into their synagogue.
10. In the synagogue, there was a man with a crippled hand. Some Jews there were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus of doing wrong. So they asked him, “Is it right to heal on the Sabbath day?”
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.