Mark 2:23–3:5

LORD OF THE SABBATH

²³On^u the Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and his disciples^v began to make their way, picking some heads of grain. ²⁴The Pharisees^w said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful^x on the Sabbath?”

²⁵He said to them, “Have you never read what David^y and those who were with him did when he was in need^z and hungry^aa—²⁶how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar^ab the high priest^ac and ate the bread of the Presence^ad—which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests^ae—and also gave some to his companions?” ²⁷Then he told them, “The Sabbath was made for^A man and not man for the Sabbath.^{af 28}So then, the Son of Man^ag is Lord^ah even of the Sabbath.”^ai

3Jesus^aj entered the synagogue^ak again, and a man was there who had a shriveled^al hand. ²In order to accuse^am him, they were watching him closely^an to see whether he would heal^ao him on the Sabbath.^{ap 3}He told the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand before us.” ⁴Then he said to them, “Is it lawful^aq to do good^ar on the Sabbath or to do evil,^as to save life^at or to kill?”^au But they were silent.^{av 5}After looking around at them with anger,^aw he was grieved at the hardness^ax of their hearts and told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.^ay