33 And they said to Him, “(A)The disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, the disciples of the Pharisees also do [a]the same, but Yours eat and drink.” 34 And Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the [b]attendants of the groom fast while the groom is with them, can you? 35 (B)But the days will come; and when the groom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.” 36 And He was also telling them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise he will both tear the new, and the patch from the new garment will not match the old. 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled out, and the skins will be ruined. 38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. 39 And no one, after drinking old wine wants new; for he says, ‘The old is fine.’”

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

(C)Now it happened that [c]Jesus was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath, and His disciples (D)were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what (E)is not lawful on the Sabbath?” And Jesus, answering them, said, “Have you not even read (F)what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him, how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the [d]consecrated bread, which (G)is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?” And He was saying to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

(H)On another Sabbath He entered (I)the synagogue and taught; and a man was there [e]whose right hand was withered. Now the scribes and the Pharisees (J)were watching Him [f]closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse Him. But He (K)knew [g]what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and [h]come forward!” And he got up and [i]came forward. And Jesus said to them, “I ask you whether it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do harm, to save a life or to destroy it?” 10 And after (L)looking around at them all, He said to him, “Stretch out your hand!” And he did so; and his hand was restored.

Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:33 Lit likewise
  2. Luke 5:34 Lit sons of the bridal chamber
  3. Luke 6:1 Lit He
  4. Luke 6:4 Lit loaves of presentation
  5. Luke 6:6 Lit and his
  6. Luke 6:7 Or maliciously
  7. Luke 6:8 Lit their thoughts
  8. Luke 6:8 Lit stand into the middle
  9. Luke 6:8 Lit stood

Jesus Questioned About Fasting(A)

33 They said to him, “John’s disciples(B) often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”

34 Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom(C) fast while he is with them? 35 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them;(D) in those days they will fast.”

36 He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. 39 And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’”

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath(E)

One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels.(F) Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”(G)

Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(H) He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat.(I) And he also gave some to his companions.” Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man(J) is Lord of the Sabbath.”

On another Sabbath(K) he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely(L) to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.(M) But Jesus knew what they were thinking(N) and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there.

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

10 He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was completely restored.