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"But the 1days will comewhen the bridegroom is takenaway from them, and then they will fast in that day.
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"Noonesews a patch of unshrunkcloth on an oldgarment; otherwise the patchpullsaway from it, the new from the old, and a worsetearresults.
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"Nooneputsnewwine into oldwineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts newwine into freshwineskins."
Question of the Sabbath
232And it happened that He was passingthrough the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciplesbegan to make their way along while 3picking the heads of grain.
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The Pharisees were saying to Him, "Look, 4why are they doingwhat is not lawful on the Sabbath?"
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And He said to them, "Have you neverreadwhatDaviddidwhen he was in need and he and his companions* became hungry;
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how he entered the house of God in the time of 5Abiathar the highpriest, and ate the consecratedbread, which6is not lawful for anyone to eatexcept the priests, and he alsogave it to those who were with him?"
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Jesus said to them, "7The Sabbath was made for man, and 8not man for the Sabbath.
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"So the Son of Man is Lordeven of the Sabbath."