Matthew 12:1-21.
Matthew 12:1-21.
1 Not long afterward Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a
Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began to pick heads of
wheat and eat the grain. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to
Jesus, "Look, it is against our Law for your disciples to do this on
the Sabbath!" 3 Jesus answered, "Have you never read what David did
that time when he and his men were hungry? 4 He went into the house of
God, and he and his men ate the bread offered to God, even though it
was against the Law for them to eat it—only the priests were allowed
to eat that bread. 5 Or have you not read in the Law of Moses that
every Sabbath the priests in the Temple actually break the Sabbath
law, yet they are not guilty? 6 I tell you that there is something
here greater than the Temple. 7 The scripture says, "It is kindness
that I want, not animal sacrifices." If you really knew what this
means, you would not condemn people who are not guilty; 8 for the Son
of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. " 9 Jesus left that place and went to a
synagogue, 10 where there was a man who had a paralyzed hand. Some
people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong, so they
asked him, "Is it against our Law to heal on the Sabbath?" 11 Jesus
answered, "What if one of you has a sheep and it falls into a deep
hole on the Sabbath? Will you not take hold of it and lift it out? 12
And a human being is worth much more than a sheep! So then, our Law
does allow us to help someone on the Sabbath. " 13 Then he said to the
man with the paralyzed hand, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it
out, and it became well again, just like the other one. 14 Then the
Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus. 15 When Jesus heard about
the plot against him, he went away from that place; and large crowds
followed him. He healed all the sick 16 and gave them orders not to
tell others about him. 17 He did this so as to make come true what God
had said through the prophet Isaiah: 18 "Here is my servant, whom I
have chosen, the one I love, and with whom I am pleased. I will send
my Spirit upon him, and he will announce my judgment to the nations.
19 He will not argue or shout, or make loud speeches in the streets.
20 He will not break off a bent reed, nor put out a flickering lamp.
He will persist until he causes justice to triumph, 21 and on him all
peoples will put their hope."
God bless you.
1 Not long afterward Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a
Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began to pick heads of
wheat and eat the grain. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to
Jesus, "Look, it is against our Law for your disciples to do this on
the Sabbath!" 3 Jesus answered, "Have you never read what David did
that time when he and his men were hungry? 4 He went into the house of
God, and he and his men ate the bread offered to God, even though it
was against the Law for them to eat it—only the priests were allowed
to eat that bread. 5 Or have you not read in the Law of Moses that
every Sabbath the priests in the Temple actually break the Sabbath
law, yet they are not guilty? 6 I tell you that there is something
here greater than the Temple. 7 The scripture says, "It is kindness
that I want, not animal sacrifices." If you really knew what this
means, you would not condemn people who are not guilty; 8 for the Son
of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. " 9 Jesus left that place and went to a
synagogue, 10 where there was a man who had a paralyzed hand. Some
people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong, so they
asked him, "Is it against our Law to heal on the Sabbath?" 11 Jesus
answered, "What if one of you has a sheep and it falls into a deep
hole on the Sabbath? Will you not take hold of it and lift it out? 12
And a human being is worth much more than a sheep! So then, our Law
does allow us to help someone on the Sabbath. " 13 Then he said to the
man with the paralyzed hand, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it
out, and it became well again, just like the other one. 14 Then the
Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus. 15 When Jesus heard about
the plot against him, he went away from that place; and large crowds
followed him. He healed all the sick 16 and gave them orders not to
tell others about him. 17 He did this so as to make come true what God
had said through the prophet Isaiah: 18 "Here is my servant, whom I
have chosen, the one I love, and with whom I am pleased. I will send
my Spirit upon him, and he will announce my judgment to the nations.
19 He will not argue or shout, or make loud speeches in the streets.
20 He will not break off a bent reed, nor put out a flickering lamp.
He will persist until he causes justice to triumph, 21 and on him all
peoples will put their hope."
God bless you.
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