Luke 6:5-15

5 And He was saying to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

6 ¹On another Sabbath He entered ²the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose * right hand was withered.

7 The scribes and the Pharisees ³were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him.

8 But He ⁴knew what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and come forward *!" And he got up and came forward.

9 And Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?"

10 After ⁵looking around at them all, He said to him, "Stretch out your hand!" And he did so; and his hand was restored.

11 But they themselves were filled with rage, and discussed together * what * they might do to Jesus.

Choosing the Twelve

12 It was at this time that He went off to ⁶the mountain to ⁷pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

13 And when day came, ⁸He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as ⁹apostles:

14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew;

15 and ¹⁰Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot;

Cross References

• 1. Luke 6:6-11: {Matthew 12:9-14; Mark 3:1-6;} Luke 6:1
• 2. Matthew 4:23
• 3. Mark 3:2
• 4. Matthew 9:4
• 5. Mark 3:5
• 6. Matthew 5:1
• 7. Matthew 14:23; Luke 5:16; Luke 9:18, 28
• 8. Luke 6:13-16: {Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Acts 1:13}
• 9. Mark 6:30
• 10. Matthew 9:9

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "and his"
• [b] Lit "their thoughts"
• [c] Lit "stand into the middle"
• [d] Lit "stood"
• [e] Lit "folly"
• [f] Lit "in these days"
• [g] Or "Jacob," also vv 15 and 16