Jesus Is Lord Over the Sabbath Day

About that same time, Jesus was walking through the fields of grain on a Sabbath day. His followers were with him, and they were hungry. So they began to pick the grain and eat it.

The Pharisees saw this. They said to Jesus, “Look! Your followers are doing something that is against the law to do on the Sabbath day.”

And you have read in the Law of Moses that on every Sabbath day the priests at the Temple break the law about the Sabbath day. But they are not wrong for doing that.

“The Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath day.”

Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath Day

Jesus went from there to their synagogue.

In the synagogue there was a man with a crippled hand. Some Jews there were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus of doing wrong. So they asked him, “Is it right to heal on the Sabbath day?”

Jesus answered, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a ditch on the Sabbath day, you will take the sheep and help it out of the ditch.

Surely a man is more important than a sheep. So it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.”

Pray that it will not be winter or a Sabbath day when these things happen and you have to run away,

News That Jesus Has Risen From Death

The day after the Sabbath day was the first day of the week. That day at dawn Mary Magdalene and the other woman named Mary went to look at the tomb.

Jesus Frees a Man From an Evil Spirit

Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. On the Sabbath day, Jesus went into the synagogue and taught the people.

Jesus Is Lord Over the Sabbath Day

On the Sabbath day, Jesus and his followers were walking through some grain fields. The followers picked some grain to eat.

Some Pharisees said to Jesus, “Why are your followers doing this? It is against the law to pick grain on the Sabbath.”

Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, “The Sabbath day was made to help people. People were not made to be ruled by the Sabbath.

So the Son of Man is Lord of every day, even the Sabbath.”

Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath Day

Another time Jesus went into the synagogue. In the synagogue there was a man with a crippled hand.

Some Jews there were watching Jesus closely. They were waiting to see if he would heal the man on a Sabbath day. They wanted to see Jesus do something wrong so that they could accuse him.

Then Jesus asked the people, “Which is the right thing to do on the Sabbath day: to do good or to do evil? Is it right to save a life or to destroy one?” The people said nothing to answer him.

On the Sabbath day Jesus taught in the synagogue, and many people heard him. They were amazed and said, “Where did this man get this teaching? How did he get such wisdom? Who gave it to him? And where did he get the power to do miracles?

Jesus Is Buried

This day was called Preparation day. (That means the day before the Sabbath day.) It was becoming dark.

News That Jesus Has Risen From Death

The next day after the Sabbath day, Mary Magdalene, Salome, and Mary the mother of James bought some sweet-smelling spices to put on Jesus’ body.

Jesus Goes to His Hometown

Jesus traveled to Nazareth, the town where he grew up. On the Sabbath day he went to the synagogue as he always did. He stood up to read.

Jesus Frees a Man From an Evil Spirit

Jesus went to Capernaum, a city in Galilee. On the Sabbath day he taught the people.

Jesus Is Lord Over the Sabbath Day

One time on a Sabbath day, Jesus was walking through some grain fields. His followers picked the grain, rubbed it in their hands, and ate it.

Some Pharisees said, “Why are you doing that? It is against the Law of Moses to do that on the Sabbath day.”