4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shew-bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6 ¶ And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
7 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
8 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will lie not lay hold on if, and lift it out?
9 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
16 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
11 ¶ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.