Matthew 12:2

Plucking Grain On The Sabbath

¹ At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain. ² But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!” ³ He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry—

Law of Moses

On the Sabbath

Sabbath Day

Moses

Pharisees

Matthew 12:10

There He saw a man who had a paralyzed hand. And in order to accuse Him they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

Exodus 20:9-11

You are to labor six days and do all your work,

Luke 14:3

In response, Jesus asked the law experts and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

Exodus 23:12

“Do your work for six days but rest on the seventh day so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave as well as the foreign resident may be refreshed.

Exodus 31:15-17

Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, dedicated to the Lord. Anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.

Exodus 35:2

For six days work is to be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord. Anyone who does work on it must be executed.

Numbers 15:32-36

While the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

Isaiah 58:13

“If you keep from desecrating the Sabbath,
from doing whatever you want on My holy day;
if you call the Sabbath a delight,
and the holy day of the Lord honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
seeking your own pleasure, or talking too much;

Mark 3:2-5

In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.

Luke 6:6-11

On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was paralyzed.

Luke 13:10-17

As He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,

Luke 23:56

Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

John 5:9-11

Instantly the man got well, picked up his mat, and started to walk.

Now that day was the Sabbath,

John 5:16-17

Therefore, the Jews began persecuting Jesus because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

John 7:21-24

“I did one work, and you are all amazed,” Jesus answered.

John 9:14-16

The day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.