The Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Any one of you would untie your ox or your donkey from the stall and take it out to give it water on the Sabbath.

"If you happen to see your enemy's cow or donkey running loose, take it back to him.

If his donkey has fallen under its load, help him get the donkey to its feet again; don't just walk off.

"This, then, is what it means, Your Majesty, and this is what the Supreme God has declared will happen to you.

Jesus answered, "What if one of you has a sheep and it falls into a deep hole on the Sabbath? Will you not take hold of it and lift it out?

And a human being is worth much more than a sheep! So then, our Law does allow us to help someone on the Sabbath."