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Matthew 12:1-14 (MSG)

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¹ One Sabbath, Jesus was strolling with his disciples through a field of ripe grain. Hungry, the disciples were pulling off the heads of grain and munching on them. ² Some Pharisees reported them to Jesus: "Your disciples are breaking the Sabbath rules!" ³ Jesus said, "Really? Didn't you ever read what David and his companions did when they were hungry, ⁴ how they entered the sanctuary and ate fresh bread off the altar, bread that no one but priests were allowed to eat? ⁵ And didn't you ever read in God's Law that priests carrying out their Temple duties break Sabbath rules all the time and it's not held against them? ⁶ "There is far more at stake here than religion. ⁷ If you had any idea what this Scripture meant--'I prefer a flexible heart to an inflexible ritual'--you wouldn't be nitpicking like this. ⁸ The Son of Man is no lackey to the Sabbath; he's in charge." ⁹ When Jesus left the field, he entered their meeting place. ¹⁰ There was a man there with a crippled hand. They said to Jesus, "Is it legal to heal on the Sabbath?" They were baiting him. ¹¹ He replied, "Is there a person here who, finding one of your lambs fallen into a ravine, wouldn't, even though it was a Sabbath, pull it out? ¹² Surely kindness to people is as legal as kindness to animals!" ¹³ Then he said to the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it was healed. ¹⁴ The Pharisees walked out furious, sputtering about how they were going to ruin Jesus.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 1) Should work be done or not on the Sabbath? Disciples picked some heads of grain

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 2) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 3) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 4) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 5) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 6) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 7) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 8) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 9) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 10) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 11) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 12) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 13) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 14) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 1) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 2) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 3) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 4) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 5) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 6) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 7) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 8) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 9) Sermon: God calls Man to do the Impossible (2012-01-14)

Definition(s):
David (Deh-vidd): well-beloved, dear
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Pharisees (Fehr-iss-ees): set apart