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Matthew 12:1-21; Mark 3; Luke 6

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Matthew 12:1-21

1 At that time Jesus went through the wheat fields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry so they were picking heads of wheat and eating them.
2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, "Look, your disciples are breaking the Sabbath law."
3 But he said to them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?
4 He went into God's house and broke the law by eating the bread of the presence, which only the priests were allowed to eat.
5 Or haven't you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple treat the Sabbath as any other day and are still innocent?
6 But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
7 If you had known what this means, I want mercy and not sacrifice, you wouldn't have condemned the innocent.
8 The Human One is Lord of the Sabbath."
9 Jesus left that place and went into their synagogue.
10 A man with a withered hand was there. Wanting to bring charges against Jesus, they asked, "Does the Law allow a person to heal on the Sabbath?"
11 Jesus replied, "Who among you has a sheep that falls into a pit on the Sabbath and will not take hold of it and pull it out?
12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So the Law allows a person to do what is good on the Sabbath."
13 Then Jesus said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he did and it was made healthy, just like the other one.
14 The Pharisees went out and met in order to find a way to destroy Jesus.
15 Jesus knew what they intended to do, so he went away from there. Large crowds followed him, and he healed them all.
16 But he ordered them not to spread the word about him,
17 so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled:
18 Look, my Servant whom I chose, the one I love, in whom I find great pleasure. I'll put my Spirit upon him, and he'll announce judgment to the Gentiles.
19 He won't argue or shout, and nobody will hear his voice in the streets.
20 He won't break a bent stalk, and he won't snuff out a smoldering wick, until he makes justice win.
21 And the Gentiles will put their hope in his name.
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Mark 3

1 Jesus returned to the synagogue. A man with a withered hand was there.
2 Wanting to bring charges against Jesus, they were watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.
3 He said to the man with the withered hand, "Step up where people can see you."
4 Then he said to them, "Is it legal on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they said nothing.
5 Looking around at them with anger, deeply grieved at their unyielding hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he did, and his hand was made healthy.
6 At that, the Pharisees got together with the supporters of Herod to plan how to destroy Jesus.
7 Jesus left with his disciples and went to the lake. A large crowd followed him because they had heard what he was doing. They were from Galilee,
8 Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and the area surrounding Tyre and Sidon.
9 Jesus told his disciples to get a small boat ready for him so the crowd wouldn't crush him.
10 He had healed so many people that everyone who was sick pushed forward so that they could touch him.
11 Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down at his feet and shouted, "You are God's Son!"
12 But he strictly ordered them not to reveal who he was.
13 Jesus went up on a mountain and called those he wanted, and they came to him.
14 He appointed twelve and called them apostles. He appointed them to be with him, to be sent out to preach,
15 and to have authority to throw out demons.
16 He appointed twelve: Peter, a name he gave Simon;
17 James and John, Zebedee's sons, whom he nicknamed Boanerges, which means "sons of Thunder";
18 and Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, Alphaeus' son; Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean;
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
20 Jesus entered a house. A crowd gathered again so that it was impossible for him and his followers even to eat.
21 When his family heard what was happening, they came to take control of him. They were saying, "He's out of his mind!"
22 The legal experts came down from Jerusalem. Over and over they charged, "He's possessed by Beelzebul. He throws out demons with the authority of the ruler of demons."
23 When Jesus called them together he spoke to them in a parable: "How can Satan throw Satan out?
24 A kingdom involved in civil war will collapse.
25 And a house torn apart by divisions will collapse.
26 If Satan rebels against himself and is divided, then he can't endure. He's done for.
27 No one gets into the house of a strong person and steals anything without first tying up the strong person. Only then can the house be burglarized.
28 I assure you that human beings will be forgiven for everything, for all sins and insults of every kind.
29 But whoever insults the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. That person is guilty of a sin with consequences that last forever."
30 He said this because the legal experts were saying, "He's possessed by an evil spirit."
31 His mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside and sent word to him, calling for him.
32 A crowd was seated around him, and those sent to him said, "Look, your mother, brothers, and sisters are outside looking for you."
33 He replied, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"
34 Looking around at those seated around him in a circle, he said, "Look, here are my mother and my brothers.
35 Whoever does God's will is my brother, sister, and mother."
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Luke 6

1 One Sabbath, as Jesus was going through the wheat fields, his disciples were picking the heads of wheat, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.
2 Some Pharisees said, "Why are you breaking the Sabbath law?"
3 Jesus replied, "Haven't you read what David and his companions did when they were hungry?
4 He broke the Law by going into God's house and eating the bread of the presence, which only the priests can eat. He also gave some of the bread to his companions."
5 Then he said to them, "The Human One is Lord of the Sabbath."
6 On another Sabbath, Jesus entered a synagogue to teach. A man was there whose right hand was withered.
7 The legal experts and the Pharisees were watching him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. They were looking for a reason to bring charges against him.
8 Jesus knew their thoughts, so he said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and stand in front of everyone." He got up and stood there.
9 Jesus said to the legal experts and Pharisees, "Here's a question for you: Is it legal on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?"
10 Looking around at them all, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he did and his hand was made healthy.
11 They were furious and began talking with each other about what to do to Jesus.
12 During that time, Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night long.
13 At daybreak, he called together his disciples. He chose twelve of them whom he called apostles:
14 Simon, whom he named Peter; his brother Andrew; James; John; Philip; Bartholomew;
15 Matthew; Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called a zealot;
16 Judas the son of James; and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
17 Jesus came down from the mountain with them and stood on a large area of level ground. A great company of his disciples and a huge crowd of people from all around Judea and Jerusalem and the area around Tyre and Sidon joined him there.
18 They came to hear him and to be healed from their diseases, and those bothered by unclean spirits were healed.
19 The whole crowd wanted to touch him, because power was going out from him and he was healing everyone.
20 Jesus raised his eyes to his disciples and said: “Happy are you who are poor, because God's kingdom is yours.
21 Happy are you who hunger now, because you will be satisfied. Happy are you who weep now, because you will laugh.
22 Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and condemn your name as evil because of the Human One.
23 Rejoice when that happens! Leap for joy because you have a great reward in heaven. Their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.
24 But how terrible for you who are rich, because you have already received your comfort.
25 How terrible for you who have plenty now, because you will be hungry. How terrible for you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep.
26 How terrible for you when all speak well of you. Their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.
27 “But I say to you who are willing to hear: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
28 Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who mistreat you.
29 If someone slaps you on the cheek, offer the other one as well. If someone takes your coat, don't withhold your shirt either.
30 Give to everyone who asks and don't demand your things back from those who take them.
31 Treat people in the same way that you want them to treat you.
32 “If you love those who love you, why should you be commended? Even sinners love those who love them.
33 If you do good to those who do good to you, why should you be commended? Even sinners do that.
34 If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, why should you be commended? Even sinners lend to sinners expecting to be paid back in full.
35 Instead, love your enemies, do good, and lend expecting nothing in return. If you do, you will have a great reward. You will be acting the way children of the Most High act, for he is kind to ungrateful and wicked people.
36 Be compassionate just as your Father is compassionate.
37 "Don't judge, and you won't be judged. Don't condemn, and you won't be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good portion—packed down, firmly shaken, and overflowing—will fall into your lap. The portion you give will determine the portion you receive in return."
39 Jesus also told them a riddle. "A blind person can't lead another blind person, right? Won't they both fall into a ditch?
40 Disciples aren't greater than their teacher, but whoever is fully prepared will be like their teacher.
41 Why do you see the splinter in your brother's or sister's eye but don't notice the log in your own eye?
42 How can you say to your brother or sister, ‘Brother, Sister, let me take the splinter out of your eye,' when you don't see the log in your own eye? You deceive yourselves! First take the log out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother's or sister's eye.
43 “A good tree doesn't produce bad fruit, nor does a bad tree produce good fruit.
44 Each tree is known by its own fruit. People don't gather figs from thorny plants, nor do they pick grapes from prickly bushes.
45 A good person produces good from the good treasury of the inner self, while an evil person produces evil from the evil treasury of the inner self. The inner self overflows with words that are spoken.
46 "Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord' and don't do what I say?
47 I'll show what it's like when someone comes to me, hears my words, and puts them into practice.
48 It's like a person building a house by digging deep and laying the foundation on bedrock. When the flood came, the rising water smashed against that house, but the water couldn't shake the house because it was well built.
49 But those who don't put into practice what they hear are like a person who built a house without a foundation. The floodwater smashed against it and it collapsed instantly. It was completely destroyed."
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