Bible Cross References
And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
John 5:9
Immediately the man got well; he picked up his mat and started walking. The day this happened was a Sabbath,
John 5:16
So they began to persecute Jesus, because he had done this healing on a Sabbath.
John 7:21-23
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Jesus answered, "I performed one miracle, and you were all surprised.
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Moses ordered you to circumcise your sons (although it was not Moses but your ancestors who started it), and so you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath.
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If a boy is circumcised on the Sabbath so that Moses' Law is not broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?
Matthew 12:1-14
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Not long afterward Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began to pick heads of wheat and eat the grain.
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When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Jesus, "Look, it is against our Law for your disciples to do this on the Sabbath!"
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Jesus answered, "Have you never read what David did that time when he and his men were hungry?
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He went into the house of God, and he and his men ate the bread offered to God, even though it was against the Law for them to eat it---only the priests were allowed to eat that bread.
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Or have you not read in the Law of Moses that every Sabbath the priests in the Temple actually break the Sabbath law, yet they are not guilty?
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I tell you that there is something here greater than the Temple.
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The scripture says, 'It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.' If you really knew what this means, you would not condemn people who are not guilty;
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for the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
9
Jesus left that place and went to a synagogue,
10
where there was a man who had a paralyzed hand. Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong, so they asked him, "Is it against our Law to heal on the Sabbath?"
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Jesus answered, "What if one of you has a sheep and it falls into a deep hole on the Sabbath? Will you not take hold of it and lift it out?
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And a human being is worth much more than a sheep! So then, our Law does allow us to help someone on the Sabbath."
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Then he said to the man with the paralyzed hand, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and it became well again, just like the other one.
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Then the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.
Mark 2:23-28
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Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath. As his disciples walked along with him, they began to pick the heads of wheat.
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So the Pharisees said to Jesus, "Look, it is against our Law for your disciples to do that on the Sabbath!"
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Jesus answered, "Have you never read what David did that time when he needed something to eat? He and his men were hungry,
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so he went into the house of God and ate the bread offered to God. This happened when Abiathar was the High Priest. According to our Law only the priests may eat this bread---but David ate it and even gave it to his men."
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And Jesus concluded, "The Sabbath was made for the good of human beings; they were not made for the Sabbath.
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So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
Mark 3:1-6
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Then Jesus went back to the synagogue, where there was a man who had a paralyzed hand.
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Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong; so they watched him closely to see whether he would cure the man on the Sabbath.
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Jesus said to the man, "Come up here to the front."
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Then he asked the people, "What does our Law allow us to do on the Sabbath? To help or to harm? To save someone's life or to destroy it?" But they did not say a thing.
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Jesus was angry as he looked around at them, but at the same time he felt sorry for them, because they were so stubborn and wrong. Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and it became well again.
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So the Pharisees left the synagogue and met at once with some members of Herod's party, and they made plans to kill Jesus.
Luke 6:1-11
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Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath. His disciples began to pick the heads of wheat, rub them in their hands, and eat the grain.
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Some Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what our Law says you cannot do on the Sabbath?"
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Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry?
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He went into the house of God, took the bread offered to God, ate it, and gave it also to his men. Yet it is against our Law for anyone except the priests to eat that bread."
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And Jesus concluded, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
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On another Sabbath Jesus went into a synagogue and taught. A man was there whose right hand was paralyzed.
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Some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees wanted a reason to accuse Jesus of doing wrong, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.
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But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man, "Stand up and come here to the front." The man got up and stood there.
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Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you: What does our Law allow us to do on the Sabbath? To help or to harm? To save someone's life or destroy it?"
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He looked around at them all; then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand became well again.
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They were filled with rage and began to discuss among themselves what they could do to Jesus.
Luke 13:10-17
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One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in a synagogue.
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A woman there had an evil spirit that had kept her sick for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not straighten up at all.
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When Jesus saw her, he called out to her, "Woman, you are free from your sickness!"
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He placed his hands on her, and at once she straightened herself up and praised God.
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The official of the synagogue was angry that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, so he spoke up and said to the people, "There are six days in which we should work; so come during those days and be healed, but not on the Sabbath!"
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The Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Any one of you would untie your ox or your donkey from the stall and take it out to give it water on the Sabbath.
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Now here is this descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept in bonds for eighteen years; should she not be released on the Sabbath?"
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His answer made his enemies ashamed of themselves, while the people rejoiced over all the wonderful things that he did.
Luke 14:1
One Sabbath Jesus went to eat a meal at the home of one of the leading Pharisees; and people were watching Jesus closely.