Matthew 12:1-14

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

1At that time ^aJesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and ^bthey began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, ^c“Look, your disciples are doing ^dwhat is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” 3He said to them, ^e“Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: 4how he entered the house of God and ate ^fthe bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? 5Or have you not read ^gin the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? 6I tell you, ^hsomething greater than the temple is here. 7And if you had known ⁱwhat this means, ^j‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8For ^kthe Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

A Man with a Withered Hand

9He went on from there and ^lentered their synagogue. 10And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, ^m“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”— ⁿso that they might accuse him. 11He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, ^oif it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 ^pOf how much more value is a man than a sheep! So ^qit is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And ^rthe man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. 14But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.

Mark 2:23-28

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

23 ^sOne Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples ^tbegan to pluck heads of grain. 24And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, ^uwhy are they doing ^vwhat is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25And he said to them, ^w“Have you never read ^xwhat David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26how he entered the house of God, in the time of ▼

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^zAbiathar the high priest, and ate ^aathe bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?” 27And he said to them, ^ab“The Sabbath was made for man, ^acnot man for the Sabbath. 28So ^adthe Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

Mark 3:1-6

A Man with a Withered Hand

1 ^aeAgain ^afhe entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2And ^agthey watched Jesus, ▼

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to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4And he said to them, ^ai“Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. 5And he ^ajlooked around at them with anger, grieved at ^aktheir hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” ^alHe stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6 ^amThe Pharisees went out and immediately ^anheld counsel with ^aothe Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

Luke 6:1-11

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

1 ^apOn a Sabbath, ▼

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while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples ^arplucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. 2But some of the Pharisees said, ^as“Why are you doing ^atwhat is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” 3And Jesus answered them, ^au“Have you not read ^avwhat David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4how he entered the house of God and took and ate ^awthe bread of the Presence, ^axwhich is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?” 5And he said to them, ^ay“The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

A Man with a Withered Hand

6On another Sabbath, ^azhe entered the synagogue ^baand was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7And the scribes and the Pharisees ^bbwatched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, ^bcso that they might find a reason to accuse him. 8But ^bdhe knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. 9And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, ^beis it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” 10And ^bfafter looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And ^bghe did so, and his hand was restored. 11But they were filled with ^bhfury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

Luke 13:10-17

A Woman with a Disabling Spirit

10Now ^bihe was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11And behold, there was a woman who had had ^bja disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. 12When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.” 13And he ^bklaid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she ^blglorified God. 14But ^bmthe ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus ^bnhad healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, ^bo“There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” 15Then the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! ^bpDoes not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it? 16And ought not this woman, ^bqa daughter of Abraham whom ^brSatan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?” 17As he said these things, ^bsall his adversaries were put to shame, and ^btall the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.

John 5:9

9 ^buAnd at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.

^bvNow that day was the Sabbath.

John 5:16

16And this was why the Jews ^bwwere persecuting Jesus, ^bxbecause he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

John 7:21-23

21Jesus answered them, “I did ^byone work, and you all marvel at it. 22 ^bzMoses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but ^cafrom the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, ^cbare you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man’s whole body well?