The Saviour showed how unreasonable they were, by asking them a question. "And He said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?" This they could not answer. So He said, "How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath days." Matthew 12:11, 12. "It is lawful;" that is, it is according to law. Christ never reproved the Jews for keeping the law of God, or for honoring the Sabbath. On the contrary, He ever upheld the law in all its completeness.

Esajas profeterede om Kristus: "For sin retfærds skyld ville Herren løfte loven til højhed og ære". Es. 42,21. At "løfte loven til højhed og ære" vil sige at bringe den op på et højere plan og gøre den mere vidtrækkende. Jesus løftede loven op ved at belyse dens herlige betydning fra alle sider. Han påviste, at den bør adlydes, ikke blot i gerning, som ses af mennesker, men også i tanken, som Gud alene kender.