New Testament in a Year

12 ¶ At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the planted fields, and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck the ears of grain and to eat.

² But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

³ But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, and those that were with him, when he was hungry,

⁴ how he entered into the house of God and ate the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

⁵ Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath and are blameless?

⁶ But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

⁷ But if ye knew what this means, I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not condemn the innocent.

⁸ For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

⁹ And when he was departed from there, he went into their synagogue;

¹⁰ and, behold, there was a man who had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

¹¹ And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you that shall have one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it and lift it out?

¹² Therefore, how much more is a man worth than a sheep? So that it is lawful to do good on the sabbath days.

¹³ Then he said to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like the other.

¹⁴ ¶ Then the Pharisees went out and took council against him that they might destroy him.

¹⁵ But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from there; and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

¹⁶ and strictly charged them that they should not make him known;

¹⁷ so that it which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, who said,

¹⁸ Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall declare judgment unto the Gentiles.

¹⁹ He shall not strive nor cry, neither shall anyone hear his voice in the streets.

²⁰ A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoking flax he shall not quench until he sends forth judgment unto victory.

²¹ And in his name shall the Gentiles wait.

²² ¶ Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind, and dumb, and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw.

²³ And all the people were amazed and said, Is not this the son of David?