World English Bible
"Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.""
— Matthew 12:12, World English Bible
“How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.”
“How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day. ”
“How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.””
“How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days.”
“Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.”
“How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.”
He departed there, and went into their synagogue.
And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.
He said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out?
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day."
Then he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other.
But the Pharisees went out, and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.
Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,