Luke 6:1-11 ▼

1 On the second-prime sabbath, as Jesus was passing through the corn-fields, his disciples happen'd to pluck the ears, and rubbing out the corn with their hands began to eat.

2 upon which some of the Pharisees said to them, why do you do what is not allowed to be done on the sabbath-day?

3 but Jesus replied, have you never read what David did, when he and his company were press'd with hunger?

4 how he went into the court of the tabernacle, took and eat the shew-bread, and distributed it likewise to the company, which the law allowed the priests only to eat?

5 the son of man, said he, may dispense even with the sabbath.

6 On another sabbath-day it happen'd, that he went into the synagogue to preach, where a man was present, who had the palsy in his right hand.

7 now the Scribes and Pharisees were upon the watch to see if he would work a cure upon the sabbath-day, and so have matter of accusation against him.

8 but as he knew their thoughts, he said to the man, whose hand was paralytic, rise up, and stand there in the middle, and he arose, and stood before him.

9 then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one question, which is the most allowable on the sabbath-day, to do good, or to neglect it? to save a man's life, or to let him perish?

10 then casting his eyes round the company, he said to the man, stretch out your hand, and he did so: and that hand was as sound as the other.

11 whereupon they fell into a rage, and consulted together, what measures to take against Jesus.