Will he not lay hold on it? — Since the reasoning takes the form of an argumentum ad hominem, it is clear that this act w…

He answers their question with another. He propounds a case and makes them judges in it. If a poor man, with one sheep, saw it fall in…

St. Jerome: Because He had vindicated His disciples with sound examples from the charge of breaking the Sabbath, the Pharisee…

For the third time in this gospel, Jesus’ argument depends on a contrast between animals and people (cf. 6:26; 10:31) and presupposes the greater v…

What man shall there be among you who shall have a sheep? Christ again points out what is the true way of keeping the Sabbath; and, at the…

And he said unto them
Well knowing their intentions, and also their usages and customs, which he was able to produce…

Christ shows that works of mercy are lawful and proper to be done on the Lord's day. There are more ways of doing well on Sabbath days than by the …