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 synagogue official, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “There are six days in which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”

It happened that when He went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching Him closely.

The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me;
And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction,
And they devise treachery all day long.

Who cause a person to be indicted by a word,
And ensnare him who adjudicates at the gate,
And

defraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments.

For I have heard the whispering of many,
“Terror on every side!

Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!”

All my trusted friends,

Watching for my fall, say:
“Perhaps he will be deceived, so that we may prevail against him
And take our revenge on him.”

They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

So the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.”

Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such

signs?” And there was a division among them.

General references

You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!

They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.