1 One Sabbath day Jesus was walking through the grainfields. His disciples began to break off some heads of grain. They rubbed them in their hands and ate them.
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Some of the Pharisees said, "It is against the Law to do this on the Sabbath. Why are you doing it?"
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Jesus answered them, "Haven't you ever read about what David did? He and his men were hungry.
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He entered the house of God and took the holy bread. He ate the bread that only priests were allowed to eat. David also gave some to his men."
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Then Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath day."
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On another Sabbath day, Jesus went into the synagogue and was teaching. A man whose right hand was weak and twisted was there.
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The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were trying to find fault with Jesus. So they watched him closely. They wanted to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.
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But Jesus knew what they were thinking. He spoke to the man who had the weak and twisted hand. "Get up and stand in front of everyone," he said. So the man got up and stood there.