Matthew 11:25-12:14

English Standard Version

Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

^25 (A)At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, ^(B)Lord of heaven and earth, that ^(C)you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and ^(D)revealed them to little children; ²⁶ yes, Father, for such was your ^(E)gracious will.^{[a] 27 (F)}All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son ^(G)except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone ^(H)to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. ^28 (I)Come to ^(J)me, all who labor and are ^(K)heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and ^(L)learn from me, for I am ^(M)gentle and lowly in heart, and ^(N)you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰ For ^(O)my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

12 At that time ^(P)Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and ^(Q)they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. ² But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, ^(R)“Look, your disciples are doing ^(S)what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” ³ He said to them, ^(T)“Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: ⁴ how he entered the house of God and ate ^(U)the 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? ⁵ Or have you not read ^(V)in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? ⁶ I tell you, ^(W)something greater than the temple is here. ⁷ And if you had known ^(X)what this means, ^(Y)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. ⁸ For ^(Z)the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

A Man with a Withered Hand

⁹ He went on from there and ^(AA)entered their synagogue. ¹⁰ And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, ^(AB)“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—^(AC)so that they might accuse him. ¹¹ He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, ^(AD)if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? ^12 (AE)Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So ^(AF)it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” ¹³ Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And ^(AG)the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. ¹⁴ But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.