Apostles The Gospel of John Chapter 5 (II) Performing medical care on the Sabbath was restricted to immediate, life-threatening emergencies (Pikuach Nefesh). For chronic, non-fatal conditions, standard care was forbidden because preparing remedies or treating non-emergencies constituted unlawful labor.
christian Faith The Gospel of John Chapter 4 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.