Matthew 12:1–21 (LEB)
1At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck off heads of grain and eat them.
2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not permitted to do on the Sabbath!”
3So he said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those with him,
4how he entered into the house of God and ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not permitted for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?
5Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple violate the sanctity of the Sabbath and are guiltless?
6But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!
7And if you had known what it means, ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
8For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
9And going on from there he came into their synagogue.
10And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying, “Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?” in order that they could accuse him.
11But he said to them, “What man will there be among you who will have one sheep and if this one fell into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?
12Then to what degree is a man worth more than a sheep? So then, it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath.”
13Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand,” and he stretched it out, and it was restored as healthy as the other one.
14But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him in order that they could destroy him.
15Now Jesus, when he learned of it, withdrew from there, and many followed him, and he healed them all.
16And he warned them that they should not reveal his identity,
17in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,
18“Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20A crushed reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish, until he brings justice to victory.
21And in his name the Gentiles will hope.
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