Luke 6:1–11

Plucking Grain on the Sabbath

6Now it happened that on a Sabbath he went through the grain fields, and his disciples were picking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing them^* in their^* hands. ²But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath? ³And Jesus answered and^* said to them, “Have you not read this, what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry—⁴how he entered into the house of God and took the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests alone), and^* ate it^* and gave it^* to those with him?” ⁵And he said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

A Man with a Withered Hand Healed

⁶Now it happened that on another Sabbath he entered into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there, and his right hand was withered. ⁷So the scribes and the Pharisees were watching closely^a to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, in order that they could find a reason^* to accuse him. ⁸But he knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand in the middle,” and he got up and^* stood there. ⁹And Jesus said to them, “I ask you whether it is permitted on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”^{* 10}And after^* looking around at them all, he said to him, “Stretch out your hand,” and he did, and his hand was restored. ¹¹But they were filled with fury, and began discussing^* with one another what they might do to Jesus.