Jesus Gives True Rest^(A)

^25 (B)At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that ^(C)You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent ^(D)and have revealed them to babes. ²⁶ Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. ^27 (E)All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. ^(F)Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. ²⁸ Come to ^(G)Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take My yoke upon you ^(H)and learn from Me, for I am ^[a]gentle and ^(I)lowly in heart, ^(J)and you will find rest for your souls. ^30 (K)For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath^(L)

12 At that time ^(M)Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to ^(N)pluck heads of grain and to eat. ² And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”

³ But He said to them, “Have you not read ^(O)what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: ⁴ how he entered the house of God and ate ^(P)the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, ^(Q)but only for the priests? ⁵ Or have you not read in the ^(R)law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple ^[b]profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? ⁶ Yet I say to you that in this place there is ^(S)One greater than the temple. ⁷ But if you had known what this means, ^(T)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. ⁸ For the Son of Man is Lord ^[c]even of the Sabbath.”

Healing on the Sabbath^(U)

^9 (V)Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. ¹⁰ And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, ^(W)“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him.

¹¹ Then He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? ¹² Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” ¹³ Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other. ¹⁴ Then ^(X)the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath^(A)

6 Now ^(B)it happened ^[a]on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. ² And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing ^(C)what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”

³ But Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, ^(D)what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: ⁴ how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, ^(E)which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?” ⁵ And He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

Healing on the Sabbath^(F)

^6 (G)Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. ⁷ So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would ^(H)heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an ^(I)accusation against Him. ⁸ But He ^(J)knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand here.” And he arose and stood. ⁹ Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: ^(K)Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or ^[b]to destroy?” ¹⁰ And when He had looked around at them all, He said to ^[c]the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored ^[d]as whole as the other. ¹¹ But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.