The Lord of the Sabbath
1 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
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But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
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Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
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He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
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Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
6 On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
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Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
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But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
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Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
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And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.
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But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.