Luke 6:1-18 ▼

1 Now on the second-first Sabbath while He was passing through the wheatfields, His disciples were plucking the ears and rubbing them with their hands to eat the grain.

2 And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?"

3 "Have you never read so much as this," answered Jesus--"what David did when he and his followers were hungry;

4 how he entered the house of God and took and ate the Presented Loaves and gave some to his followers--loaves which none but the Priests are allowed to eat?"

5 "The Son of Man," He added, "is Lord of the Sabbath also."

6 On another Sabbath He had gone to the synagogue and was teaching there; and in the congregation was a man whose right arm was withered.

7 The Scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath that they might be able to bring an accusation against Him.

8 He knew their thoughts, and said to the man with the withered arm, "Rise, and stand there in the middle." And he rose and stood there.

9 Then Jesus said to them, "I put it to you all whether we are allowed to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil; to save a life, or to destroy it."

10 And looking round upon them all He said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." He did so, and the arm was restored.

11 But they were filled with madness, and began to discuss with one another what they should do to Jesus.

12 About that time He went out on one occasion into the hill country to pray; and He remained all night in prayer to God.

13 When it was day, He called His disciples; and He selected from among them twelve, whom He also named Apostles.

14 These were Simon, to whom also He had given the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

15 Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;

16 James's relative Judas, and Judas Iscariot who proved to be a traitor.

17 With these He came down till He reached a level place, where there was a great crowd of His disciples, and a multitude of people from every part of Judaea, from Jerusalem, and from the sea-side district of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;

18 and those who were tormented by foul spirits were cured.