27 Bible Verses about The Sabbath And Christ

the Pharisees seeing that, said to him, see, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath-day.

upon which the Pharisees said to him, pray observe how they trespass on the sabbath-day.

upon which some of the Pharisees said to them, why do you do what is not allowed to be done on the sabbath-day?

or have ye not observed in the law, what a work the priests made in the temple on the sabbath-day, without being blamed?

the Jews said to him that was cured, it is the sabbath-day; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.

but the ruler of the synagogue being highly incensed at Jesus's healing on the sabbath-day, said to the people, there are six days for work, you should come therefore for cure on those days, and not on the sabbath.

where they brought a man with a withered hand: and asked him this insnaring question, is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-day?

Jesus therefore addressing himself to the doctors of the law, and to the Pharisees, said, is it allowable to perform a cure on the sabbath-day? to which they made no answer.

the Pharisees watched Jesus, to see if he would heal him on the sabbath-day, that so they might accuse him.

now the Scribes and Pharisees were upon the watch to see if he would work a cure upon the sabbath-day, and so have matter of accusation against him.

and immediately the man was healed, and took up his bed, and went his way: but that day being the sabbath,

upon which occasion the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he did such things on the sabbath-day.

now it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the clay, and gave him his sight.

therefore the Jews were the more eager to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but likewise, because he had said that God was his proper father, making himself equal with God.

thereupon some of the Pharisees said, this man has no divine mission, because he does not observe the sabbath. but said others, if he be an impostor, how can he do such miracles? and there was a schism among them.

and he ask'd them, is it allowed to do good, or to do mischief on the sabbath-days? to save life, or to kill? but they were very silent.

then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one question, which is the most allowable on the sabbath-day, to do good, or to neglect it? to save a man's life, or to let him perish?

and he answer'd, which of you all that should have one of his sheep fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, would not bestir himself, and lift it out?

to which Jesus replied, thou hypocrite, who is there among you that scruples to untie his ox or his ass, and lead him from the stall to water on the sabbath-day?

Then continuing his discourse, which of you, said he, if his child or his ox fell into a pit, would not immediately draw him out, though it were on the sabbath-day?

if to avoid the violation of the Mosaic law, a man be exposed to circumcision on the sabbath-day, are ye angry at me, because I cured a man, whose whole body was indisposed on the sabbath-day?

is not a man of much greater consequence than a sheep? how lawful then is it to do good offices on the sabbath-day?

adding this observation, "the sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath."

for the sabbath is subservient to men.

therefore the son of man has a power of dispensing with the law of the sabbath.

the son of man, said he, may dispense even with the sabbath.

Let no man therefore condemn you for meats or drinks, or in respect of feasts, or new moons, or sabbaths: