Luke 6:2

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But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

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  • Matt 12:2 : 2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.
  • Matt 15:2 : 2 Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.
  • Matt 23:23-24 : 23 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone. 24 You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.
  • Mark 2:24 : 24 And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?
  • Luke 5:33 : 33 And they said to him, The disciples of John frequently go without food, and make prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees; but your disciples take food and drink.
  • Luke 6:7-9 : 7 And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him. 8 But he had knowledge of their thoughts; and he said to the man whose hand was dead, Get up and come into the middle. And he got up and came forward. 9 And Jesus said, I put the question to you, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to take it away?
  • John 5:9-9 : 9 And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath. 10 So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed. 11 He said to them, But he who made me well, said to me, Take up your bed and go.
  • John 5:16 : 16 And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
  • John 9:14-16 : 14 Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath. 15 So the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see. 16 Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.
  • Exod 22:10 : 10 If a man puts an ass or an ox or a sheep or any beast into the keeping of his neighbour, and it comes to death or is damaged or is taken away, without any person seeing it:
  • Exod 31:15 : 15 Six days may work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.
  • Exod 35:2 : 2 Six days let work be done, but the seventh day is to be a holy day to you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on that day is to be put to death.
  • Num 15:32-35 : 32 Now while the children of Israel were in the waste land, they saw a man who was getting sticks on the Sabbath day. 33 And those who saw him getting sticks took him before Moses and Aaron and all the people. 34 And they had him shut up, because they had no directions about what was to be done with him. 35 Then the Lord said to Moses, Certainly the man is to be put to death: let him be stoned by all the people outside the tent-circle.
  • Isa 58:13 : 13 If you keep the Sabbath with care, not doing your business on my holy day; and if the Sabbath seems to you a delight, and the new moon of the Lord a thing to be honoured; and if you give respect to him by not doing your business, or going after your pleasure, or saying unholy words;

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  • Mark 2:23-28
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    23 And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain.

    24 And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

    25 And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?

    26 How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

    27 And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;

    28 So that the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

  • Matt 12:1-5
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    1 At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain.

    2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.

    3 But he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did when he had need of food, and those who were with him?

    4 How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests?

    5 Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong?

  • Luke 6:1
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    1 Now it came about that on the Sabbath he was going through the fields of grain, and his disciples took the heads of the grain for food, crushing them in their hands.

  • Luke 6:3-10
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    3 And Jesus said, Have you not seen in the Writings what David did when he was in need of food, he, and those who were with him;

    4 How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

    5 And he said, The Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

    6 And it came about, on another Sabbath, that he went into the Synagogue and was teaching there. And a man was there whose right hand was dead.

    7 And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

    8 But he had knowledge of their thoughts; and he said to the man whose hand was dead, Get up and come into the middle. And he got up and came forward.

    9 And Jesus said, I put the question to you, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to take it away?

    10 And looking round on all of them, he said to him, Put out your hand. And he did so: and his hand was made well.

  • Luke 14:3
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    3 And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

  • Matt 12:8-12
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    8 For the Son of man is lord of the Sabbath.

    9 And he went from there into their Synagogue:

    10 And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.

    11 And he said to them, Which of you, having a sheep, if it gets into a hole on the Sabbath day, will not put out a helping hand and get it back?

    12 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.

  • Mark 3:4
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    4 And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

  • Mark 7:5
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    5 And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands?

  • John 9:16
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    16 Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.

  • Luke 13:14-16
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    14 And the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath.

    15 But the Lord gave him an answer and said, O you false men! do you not, every one of you, on the Sabbath, let loose his ox and his ass and take it to the water?

    16 And is it not right for this daughter of Abraham, who has been in the power of Satan for eighteen years, to be made free on the Sabbath?

  • Luke 14:1
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    1 And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.

  • Mark 3:2
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    2 And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.

  • John 5:16
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    16 And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

  • John 5:10
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    10 So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.

  • Mark 7:1-2
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    1 And there came together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,

    2 And had seen that some of his disciples took their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.

  • Luke 14:5
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    5 And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?

  • Matt 15:1-2
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    1 Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

    2 Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.

  • John 7:23
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    23 If a child is given circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?

  • Mark 2:18
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    18 And John's disciples and the Pharisees were taking no food: and they came and said to him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees go without food, but your disciples do not?

  • Mark 6:2
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    2 And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?

  • Luke 13:10
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    10 And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath.

  • John 9:14
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    14 Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.

  • Matt 9:14
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    14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees frequently go without food, but your disciples do not?

  • Matt 9:11
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    11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?

  • Matt 15:12
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    12 Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?

  • Matt 22:41
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    41 Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying,