1One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.stylusDeuteronomy 23:25, Deuteronomy 23:25, Mark 2:23, Mark 2:28, Mark 2:232But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”stylusMatthew 12:2, Matthew 12:2, John 5:16, John 5:16, Mark 2:243Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?stylus1 Samuel 21:3, 1 Samuel 21:6, 1 Samuel 21:3, 1 Samuel 21:6, Mark 2:254He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”stylusLeviticus 24:5, Leviticus 24:9, Leviticus 24:5, Leviticus 24:95Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”stylusMark 2:27, Mark 2:27, Revelation 1:10, Revelation 1:10, Mark 9:76On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.stylusMark 3:1, Mark 3:6, Mark 3:1, Mark 3:6, Matthew 12:97Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.stylusLuke 13:14, Luke 20:20, Mark 3:2, Luke 11:53, Luke 11:548But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.stylusMatthew 9:4, Revelation 2:23, Matthew 9:4, Revelation 2:23, John 21:179Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”stylusLuke 14:3, Matthew 12:12, Matthew 12:13, Mark 3:4, Luke 14:310And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.stylusMark 3:5, Mark 3:5, Exodus 4:6, Exodus 4:7, Exodus 4:611But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.stylusActs 5:33, Acts 5:33, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 2:2, Ecclesiastes 9:312In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.stylusHebrews 5:7, Hebrews 5:7, Mark 6:46, Mark 6:46, Mark 1:3513When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:stylusMark 3:13, Mark 3:19, Mark 3:13, Mark 3:19, Revelation 21:1414Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;stylusActs 1:13, Acts 1:13, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 4:2115Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;stylusMatthew 9:9, Matthew 9:9, Mark 3:18, Acts 1:13, Mark 3:1816Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.stylusJohn 14:22, John 14:22, Acts 1:16, Acts 1:20, John 6:7017Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon.stylusMatthew 11:21, Matthew 11:21, Psalms 103:3, Matthew 14:14, Psalms 107:1718They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.stylusActs 5:16, Matthew 17:15, Matthew 15:22, Acts 5:16, Matthew 17:1519The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.stylusMatthew 14:36, Matthew 14:36, Mark 3:10, Mark 3:10, Acts 5:1520Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.stylusLuke 6:20, Luke 6:24, James 2:5, Luke 6:20, Luke 6:2421Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.stylusMatthew 5:6, John 6:35, Matthew 5:6, John 6:35, James 1:1222Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.stylusMatthew 5:10, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 10:2223Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.stylusRevelation 21:7, Revelation 21:7, Matthew 5:12, Acts 5:41, Revelation 3:1224But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.stylusPsalms 49:6, Psalms 49:7, Matthew 6:2, 1 Timothy 6:17, James 5:125Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.stylusIsaiah 65:13, Isaiah 65:13, James 4:9, James 4:9, Proverbs 14:1326Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.stylusJohn 15:19, John 15:19, James 4:4, James 4:4, Matthew 7:1527But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,stylus1 Thessalonians 5:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Luke 6:35, Luke 6:35, Proverbs 24:1728bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.stylus1 Peter 3:9, 1 Peter 3:9, 1 Corinthians 4:12, 1 Corinthians 4:12, Romans 12:1429If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.stylus2 Corinthians 11:20, Hebrews 10:34, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:42, 2 Corinthians 11:2030Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.stylusDeuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:10, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:10, 2 Corinthians 9:631Do to others as you would have them do to you.stylusMatthew 7:12, Matthew 7:12, Galatians 5:14, Galatians 5:14, Matthew 22:3932If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.stylusMatthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, 1 Peter 2:1933If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.stylus34And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.stylusMatthew 5:42, Matthew 5:42, Luke 14:12, Luke 14:14, Luke 14:1235But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.stylusMatthew 5:44, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 5:45, John 13:3536Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.stylusEphesians 5:1, Ephesians 5:2, Ephesians 5:1, Ephesians 5:2, 1 Peter 1:1537Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.stylusEphesians 4:32, Ephesians 4:32, James 5:9, James 5:9, Matthew 7:138Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”stylus2 Corinthians 9:6, 2 Corinthians 9:8, 2 Corinthians 9:6, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Deuteronomy 15:1039Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?stylusMatthew 15:14, Matthew 15:14, 2 Timothy 3:13, 2 Timothy 3:13, Matthew 23:1640A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.stylusJohn 13:16, John 13:16, John 15:20, John 15:20, Matthew 10:2441Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?stylusJohn 8:7, John 8:7, Romans 2:1, James 1:24, Romans 2:142How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.stylusRomans 2:21, Romans 2:29, Romans 2:21, Romans 2:29, Matthew 23:1343No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.stylusJeremiah 2:21, Jeremiah 2:21, Matthew 7:16, Matthew 7:20, Matthew 12:3344For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.stylusJames 3:12, James 3:12, Matthew 12:33, Matthew 12:33, Jude 1:1245The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.stylusProverbs 4:23, Proverbs 4:23, Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 4:29, Matthew 12:3446Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?stylusMalachi 1:6, Malachi 1:6, Matthew 7:21, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 7:2147I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:stylusJames 1:22, James 1:25, James 1:22, James 1:25, Matthew 7:2448He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.stylus1 Corinthians 3:10, 1 Corinthians 3:15, 1 Corinthians 3:10, 1 Corinthians 3:15, Matthew 7:2549But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”stylusJames 1:22, James 1:26, Ezekiel 33:31, James 1:22, James 1:26