Matthew 12:2

Plucking Grain On The Sabbath

¹ At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat. ² But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.” ³ But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions,

Law of Moses

On the Sabbath

Sabbath Day

Moses

Pharisees

Matthew 12:10

And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him.

Exodus 20:9-11

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

Luke 14:3

And Jesus answered and spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?”

Exodus 23:12

“Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as your stranger, may refresh themselves.

Exodus 31:15-17

For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 35:2

“For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

Numbers 15:32-36

Now while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the sabbath day.

Isaiah 58:13

“If because of the sabbath, you turn your foot
From doing your own pleasure on My holy day,
And call the sabbath a delight, the holy day of the Lord honorable,
And honor it, desisting from your own ways,
From seeking your own pleasure
And speaking your own word,

Mark 3:2-5

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

Luke 6:6-11

On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.

Luke 13:10-17

And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

Luke 23:56

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

John 5:9-11

Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk.Now it was the Sabbath on that day.

John 5:16-17

For this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

John 7:21-24

Jesus answered them, “I did one deed, and you all marvel.

John 9:14-16

Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.