Matthew 12:1-8

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Lord of the Sabbath

12 At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath.^(A) His disciples^(B) were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain. ²But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful^(C) to do on the Sabbath!”

³He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry— ⁴how he entered the house of God, and they ate^[a] the sacred bread, which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?^(D) ⁵Or haven’t you read in the Law^[b] that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent?^(E) ⁶But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!^(F) ⁷If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice,^(G)^[c] you would not have condemned the innocent. ⁸For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”^(H)

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Footnotes

Matthew 12:4 Other mss read he ate
Matthew 12:5 = The Torah (the Pentateuch)
Matthew 12:7 Hs 6:6

Luke 6:1-5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Lord of the Sabbath

6 On a Sabbath,^[a] He passed through the grainfields.^(A) His disciples were picking heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. ²But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

³Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David and those who were with him did when he was hungry— ⁴how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?^(B) He even gave some to those who were with him.”^(C) ⁵Then He told them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”