Determine Whether the Following Passage Contains an Argument; If It

Essay

Determine whether the following passage contains an argument; if it does, identify the main issue.
"And he went from there, and entered their synagogue. And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, 'Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?' so that they might accuse him. He said to them, 'What man of you, if he has one sheep, and it falls into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath.'"
-Matthew 12:9-12