Matthew 12:1-8

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, cLook, 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.”

Luke 6:1-5

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

1 lOn a Sabbath,
Some manuscripts  On the second first Sabbath (that is, on the second Sabbath after the first)
while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples nplucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.
2But some of the Pharisees said, oWhy are you doing pwhat is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” 3And Jesus answered them, q“Have you not read rwhat David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4how he entered the house of God and took and ate sthe bread of the Presence, twhich is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?” 5And he said to them, u“The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

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