Matthew 12:2

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But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, 'Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.'

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  • Matt 12:10 : 10 And a man with a withered hand was there. They asked Jesus, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?' so that they might accuse Him.
  • Exod 20:9-9 : 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your livestock, nor any foreigner residing within your gates. 11 For in six days, the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
  • Luke 14:3 : 3 Jesus responded to the experts in the law and the Pharisees, asking, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?'
  • Luke 23:56 : 56 Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
  • John 5:9-9 : 9 Immediately, the man was made well; he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now that day was the Sabbath. 10 So the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, 'It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your mat.' 11 But he answered them, 'The one who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’'
  • John 5:16-17 : 16 Because of this, the Jews began to persecute Jesus and tried to kill Him, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, 'My Father is working until now, and I too am working.'
  • John 7:21-24 : 21 Jesus answered them, 'I did one work, and you all marvel. 22 Because of this, Moses gave you circumcision (not that it comes from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry at Me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath? 24 Do not judge by appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.
  • John 9:14-16 : 14 Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. 15 So the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He replied, 'He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.' 16 Some of the Pharisees said, 'This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.' But others said, 'How can a sinful man perform such signs?' So there was division among them.
  • Exod 23:12 : 12 For six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant and the foreigner may be refreshed.
  • Exod 31:15-17 : 15 For six days, work shall be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death. 16 The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it as a perpetual covenant for their generations. 17 It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.
  • Exod 35:2 : 2 Work is to be done for six days, but the seventh day will be holy to you, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death.
  • Num 15:32-36 : 32 While the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole assembly. 34 They kept him in custody because it had not yet been made clear what should be done to him. 35 The Lord said to Moses, 'The man must be put to death. The whole assembly is to stone him outside the camp.' 36 So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
  • Isa 58:13 : 13 If you keep your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on my holy day, and you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord's holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way or doing as you please or speaking idle words,
  • Mark 3:2-5 : 2 They were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they might accuse Him. 3 Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, "Stand up in the middle." 4 Then He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?" But they remained silent. 5 Looking around at them with anger and deeply distressed at the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
  • Luke 6:6-9 : 6 On another Sabbath, He went into the synagogue and began teaching, and there was a man whose right hand was withered. 7 The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they could find an accusation against Him. 8 But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and stand in the middle." So the man got up and stood there. 9 Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to destroy it?" 10 Looking around at all of them, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." The man did so, and his hand was restored, as sound as the other. 11 But they were filled with rage and began discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
  • Luke 13:10-17 : 10 Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And there was a woman who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, 'Woman, you are set free from your illness!' 13 Then he laid his hands on her, and immediately she was straightened up and began praising God. 14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, 'There are six days for work. So come to be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.' 15 The Lord answered him, 'You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you untie your ox or donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead it out to give it water? 16 Then shouldn’t this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her? 17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the whole crowd was delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.

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