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.”

Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, “The Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath day.”

Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath Day

On another Sabbath day Jesus went into the synagogue and taught the people. A man with a crippled right hand was there.

The teachers of the law and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely. They were waiting to see if he would heal on the Sabbath day. They wanted to see him do something wrong so that they could accuse him.

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, 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?”

Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath

Jesus taught in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.

The synagogue leader was angry because Jesus healed on the Sabbath day. He said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come to be healed on one of those days. Don’t come for healing on the Sabbath day.”

The Lord answered, “You people are hypocrites! All of you untie your work animals and lead them to drink water every day—even on the Sabbath day.

This woman that I healed is a true descendant of Abraham. But Satan has held her for 18 years. Surely it is not wrong for her to be made free from her sickness on a Sabbath day!”

Is It Right to Heal on the Sabbath Day?

On a Sabbath day, Jesus went to the home of a leading Pharisee to eat with him. The people there were all watching him very closely.

Jesus said to the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it right or wrong to heal on the Sabbath day?”

Jesus said to the Pharisees and teachers of the law, “If your son or work animal falls into a well on the Sabbath day, you know you would pull him out immediately.”

It was late on Preparation day. When the sun went down, the Sabbath day would begin.

Then they left to prepare some sweet-smelling spices to put on the body. On the Sabbath day they rested, as commanded in the Law of Moses.