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Jehovah—The Source of True Justice and RighteousnessThe Watchtower—1998 | August 1
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When they kept silent, Jesus answered his own question by asking them if they would not rescue a sheep that had fallen into a pit on the Sabbath.b
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Jehovah—The Source of True Justice and RighteousnessThe Watchtower—1998 | August 1
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b Jesus’ example was well chosen because the oral law of the Jews specifically allowed them to render assistance to an animal in distress on the Sabbath. On several other occasions, there were confrontations on this same issue, namely, whether it was lawful to heal on the Sabbath.—Luke 13:10-17; 14:1-6; John 9:13-16.
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