3. Jesus asked them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his men were hungry?
4. Haven’t you read how he went into the house of God and ate the bread of the presence? He and his men had no right to eat those loaves. Only the priests have that right.
5. Or haven’t you read in Moses’ Teachings that on the day of worship the priests in the temple do things they shouldn’t on the day of worship yet remain innocent?
6. I can guarantee that something greater than the temple is here.
7. If you had known what ‘I want mercy, not sacrifices’ means, you would not have condemned innocent people.
8. “The Son of Man has authority over the day of worship.”
9. Jesus moved on from there and went into a synagogue.
10. A man with a paralyzed hand was there. The people asked Jesus whether it was right to heal on a day of worship so that they could accuse him of doing something wrong.
11. Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you has a sheep. If it falls into a pit on a day of worship, wouldn’t you take hold of it and lift it out?
12. Certainly, a human is more valuable than a sheep! So it is right to do good on the day of worship.”
13. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held it out, and it became normal again, as healthy as the other.
14. The Pharisees left and plotted to kill Jesus.
15. He knew about this, so he left that place.Many people followed him, and he cured all of them.
16. He also ordered them not to tell people who he was.
17. So what the prophet Isaiah had said came true:
18. “Here is my servantwhom I have chosen,whom I love,and in whom I delight.I will put my Spirit on him,and he will announce justice to the nations.
19. He will not quarrel or shout,and no one will hear his voice in the streets.