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- At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them.
- When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath."
- He answered, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
- He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread--which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.
- Or haven't you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple desecrate the day and yet are innocent?
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- At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.
- But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
- But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
- How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
- Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
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- I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
- If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.
- For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
- Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue,
- and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
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- But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
- But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
- For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
- And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
- And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
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- He said to them, "If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?
- How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
- Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other.
- But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
- Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Many followed him, and he healed all their sick,
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- And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
- How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
- Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
- Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
- But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
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- warning them not to tell who he was.
- This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
- "Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
- He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets.
- A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory.
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- And charged them that they should not make him known:
- That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
- Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
- He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
- A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
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- In his name the nations will put their hope."
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- And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
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