² But some of the Pharisees said, ^(A)“Why are you doing ^(B)what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”

² But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, ^(A)“Look, your disciples are doing ^(B)what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”

¹⁶ And this was why the Jews ^(A)were persecuting Jesus, ^(B)because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

^14 (A)Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. ^15 (B)So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” ¹⁶ Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not ^(C)from God, ^(D)for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, ^(E)“How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And ^(F)there was a division among them.

^9 (A)And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.

^(B)Now that day was the Sabbath. ¹⁰ So the Jews^[a] said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and ^(C)it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.” ¹¹ But he answered them, “The man who healed me, that man said to me, ‘Take up your bed, and walk.’”

⁷ And the scribes and the Pharisees ^(A)watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, ^(B)so that they might find a reason to accuse him. ⁸ But ^(C)he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. ⁹ And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, ^(D)is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?”

A Question About Fasting

³³ And they said to him, ^(A)“The disciples of John ^(B)fast often and ^(C)offer prayers, ^(D)and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.”

²⁴ And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, ^(A)why are they doing ^(B)what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

^23 (A)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ^(B)you tithe mint and dill and ^(C)cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: ^(D)justice and mercy and faithfulness. ^(E)These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. ²⁴ You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing ^(F)a camel!