Jesus happened to be going through the grain fields on a Sabbath. As they made their way, his disciples began picking the heads of grain.

The Pharisees asked him, "Look! Why are they doing what is not lawful on Sabbath days?"

Then he told them, "The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.

Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."

The people watched Jesus closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, intending to accuse him of doing something wrong.

Then he asked them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on Sabbath days, to save a life or to destroy it?" But they remained silent.

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were utterly amazed. "Where did this man get all these things?" they asked. "What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What great miracles are being done by his hands!

It was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath. Since it was already evening,

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices to go and anoint Jesus.