Chiasm on Healing on the Sabbath in Matthew 12:9-14

 This chiasm in Matthew 12:9-14 is centered on the moral hierarchy implied by the fact that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

• V9 - Yeshua went on and entered the synagogue
• V10 - Man with a withered hand
• They asked “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
• V11 - You will rescue a sheep on the Sabbath.
• V12 - You should rescue a man on the Sabbath.
• V13 - He said, “Stretch out your hand.”
• The man’s hand is healed
• V14 - The Pharisees went out and conspired to destroy him

Since the Sabbath was created to restore mankind, it should never be used to prevent that restoration. The Sabbath command of Exodus 20 also implies that the Sabbath was created to restore man's animals.

I found this chiasm during a demonstration at Common Sense Bible Study, but I later realized that it was a much simpler structure than I had initially thought.