John 7:21-24
21 Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel. 22 Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? 24 Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”
Jesus healed a man on a day that religious leaders said no work could be done on, yet they did a work all the time to satisfy the letter of the Law for circumcision (before Moses' law). So Jesus pointed out the real issue, that of their hearts not using righteous judgment. They were looking at the outward acts as absolute and absolutely missed caring for others in the process. Loving God first and others next is why laws were given to show us righteousness.
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