Matthew 12:1-8

Lord of the Sabbath

^aAt that ¹time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to ^bpick the heads of grain and eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples do what ^ais not lawful to do on a Sabbath.” 3 But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions, 4 how he entered the house of God, and ^athey ate the ¹consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests alone? 5 Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple ¹break the Sabbath and are innocent? 6 But I say to you that something ^agreater than the temple is here. 7 But if you had known what this ¹means, ‘^aI desire ²compassion, and not a sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For ^athe Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Luke 6:1-5

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Lord of the Sabbath

^aNow it happened that on a Sabbath He was passing through some grainfields, and His disciples ^bwere picking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why do you do what ^ais not lawful on the Sabbath?” 3 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you never read ^awhat David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him, 4 how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the ¹consecrated bread which ^ais not lawful for any to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?” 5 And He was saying to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”