Mark 2:23–3:5

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

^23rOne Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples ^sbegan to pluck heads of grain. ²⁴And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, ^twhy are they doing ^uwhat is not lawful on the Sabbath?” ²⁵And he said to them, ^v“Have you never read ^wwhat David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: ²⁶how he entered the house of God, in the time of^{4 x}Abiathar the high priest, and ate ^ythe bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?” ²⁷And he said to them, ^z“The Sabbath was made for man, ^anot man for the Sabbath. ²⁸So ^bthe Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

A Man with a Withered Hand

3^cAgain ^dhe entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. ²And ^ethey watched Jesus,¹ to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. ³And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” ⁴And he said to them, ^f“Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. ⁵And he ^glooked around at them with anger, grieved at ^htheir hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” ⁱHe stretched it out, and his hand was restored.