Luke 6:1-13 ▼

1 And it came to pass, on a Sabbath, as He is going through the grainfields, that His disciples were plucking the ears, and were eating, rubbing with the hands,

2 and certain of the Pharisees said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbaths?”

3 And Jesus answering said to them, “Did you not read even this that David did when he hungered, himself and those who are with him,

4 how he went into the house of God, and took the Bread of the Presentation, and ate, and gave also to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat, except only to the priests?”

5 And He said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.”

6 And it came to pass also, on another Sabbath, that He goes into the synagogue, and teaches, and there was there a man, and his right hand was withered,

7 and the scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him, if on the Sabbath He will heal, that they might find an accusation against Him.

8 And He Himself had known their reasonings and said to the man having the withered hand, “Rise, and stand in the midst”; and he having risen, stood.

9 Then Jesus said to them, “I will question you something: is it lawful on the Sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? To save life or to kill?”

10 And having looked around on them all, He said to the man, “Stretch forth your hand”; and he did so, and his hand was restored whole as the other;

11 and they were filled with madness, and were speaking with one another what they might do to Jesus.

12 And it came to pass in those days, He went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of God,

13 and when it became day, He called near His disciples, also having chosen twelve from them, whom He also named apostles: