12 ⁹ He went on to another place, and entered their synagogue. 12 ¹⁰ A man was there with a withered arm, and they asked Jesus, 'Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?' (Their aim was to frame a charge against him.) 12 ¹¹ But he said to them, 'Suppose you had one sheep, which fell into a ditch on the Sabbath; is there one of you who would not catch hold of it and lift it out? 12 ¹² And surely a man is worth far more than a sheep! It is therefore permitted to do good on the Sabbath.' 12 ¹³ Turning to the man he said, 'Stretch out your arm.' He stretched it out, and it was made sound again like the other. 12 ¹⁴ But the Pharisees, on leaving the synagogue, laid a plot to do away with him.