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Matthew 12:11 Cross-References

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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 he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

Matthew 12:11 (KJV)

Commentary on Matthew 12:11

'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 he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?' Jesus answers the Pharisees' trap question (v.10) with practical reasoning they cannot deny. He appeals to their own practice: if even one sheep (valuable property) falls into a pit on sabbath, would they not rescue it? The question expects affirmative answer—of course they would. Pharisaic law itself permitted saving animal life on sabbath. Jesus's argument moves from lesser to greater (qal vahomer, rabbinic reasoning...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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