Sabbath is not explicitly mentioned in his summary. But Mark 2:1–3:6 collect together a series of controversy stories, two of which focus on what can or cannot be done on the Sabbath. In Mark 2:23–28 the Pharisees object that Jesus’ disciples are plucking grain as they make their way through the grain fields. Jesus replies by citing a story from 1 Samuel 21:1–6, where David entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, along with his companions. Jesus acknowledges that what David did was