He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?
And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”Genesis 1:20 NIV
How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”Matthew 12:12 NIV
and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”Matthew 12:10 NIV