rkjnt Matthew:12:1-14 SEEK
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At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields ;
and his disciples were hungry ,
and began to pluck the heads of grain ,
and to eat .
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But when the Pharisees saw it ,
they said to him ,
Behold ,
your disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day .
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But he said to them ,
Have you not read what David did ,
when he was hungry ,
he and those who were with him ;
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How he entered into the house of God ,
and ate the showbread ,
which was not lawful for him to eat ,
nor for those who were with him ,
but only for the priests ?
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Or have you not read in the law ,
that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath ,
and are blameless ?
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But I say to you ,
That in this place is one greater than the temple .
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But if you had known what this means ,
I will have mercy ,
and not sacrifice ,
you would not have condemned the guiltless .
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For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath .
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And when he departed from there ,
he went into their synagogue :
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And ,
behold ,
there was a man who had a withered hand .
And they asked him ,
saying ,
Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath ?
that they might accuse him .
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And he said to them ,
What man is there among you ,
if he has one sheep ,
and if it falls into a pit on the sabbath day ,
will not lay hold of it ,
and lift it out ?
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How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep ?
Therefore ,
it is lawful to do good on the sabbath .
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Then he said to the man ,
Stretch forth your hand .
And he stretched it forth ;
and it was restored ,
whole like the other .
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Then the Pharisees went out ,
and held a council against him ,
how they might destroy him .