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But some Pharisees saw them do it and protested, “Look, your disciples are breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath.”
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Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
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He went into the house of God, and he and his companions broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat.
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And haven’t you read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath?
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I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple!
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But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’
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For the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”
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where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath?” (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him.)
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And he answered, “If you had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to pull it out? Of course you would.
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And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.”