Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Bible References

Is a

Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds in the sky; they do not plant seeds or harvest [a crop] or store [things] in barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them [adequately]. Are you not a lot more valuable than they are?
Luke 12:24
Look at the ravens; they do not plant seeds or harvest [a crop]; they do not have a storage locker or a barn, and [yet] God feeds them [adequately]. Are you not a lot more valuable than those birds?

It is

Mark 3:4
Then He said to the Pharisees, "Is it permissible by the law of Moses to do something good, or something harmful on the Sabbath day? To save a life or to kill it?" But they did not reply.
Luke 6:9
Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it permitted by the law of Moses to do something good or to do something harmful on the Sabbath day? To save a life or to destroy it?"

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Matthew 10:31
So, do not be afraid, for you are [much] more valuable than many sparrows.