Luke 6:7

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Summary

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

Watched

General references

Matthew 23:24

Mark 3:2

Bible References

Watched

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”

One Sabbath, when He went to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching Him closely.

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous
and seeks to kill him;

Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.

those who, with their speech,
accuse a person of wrongdoing,
who set a trap at the gate for the mediator,
and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.

For I have heard the gossip of many people,
“Terror is on every side!

Report him; let’s report him!”
Everyone I trusted watches for my fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived
so that we might prevail against him
and take our vengeance on him.”

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

so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It’s illegal for you to pick up your mat.”

Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He doesn’t keep the Sabbath!” But others were saying, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.

General references

Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, yet gulp down a camel!

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