12. And a human being is worth much more than a sheep! So then, our Law does allow us to help someone on the Sabbath.”
13. Then he said to the man with the paralysed hand, “Stretch out your hand.”He stretched it out, and it became well again, just like the other one.
14. Then the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.
15. When Jesus heard about the plot against him, he went away from that place; and large crowds followed him. He healed all those who were ill
16. and gave them orders not to tell others about him.
17. He did this so as to make what God had said through the prophet Isaiah come true: