Matthew 12:1-14 In that time went Jesus, on the Sabbath day, through the corn; and his disciples were a hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

MSTC⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ In that time went Jesus, on the Sabbath day, through the corn; and his disciples were a hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. ² When the Pharisees saw that, they said unto him, "Behold: thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day." ³ He said unto them, "Have ye not read what David did, when he was a hungered, and they also which were with him? ⁴ How he entered into the house of God, and ate the hallowed loaves, which were not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests. ⁵ Or have ye not read in the law, how that the priests in the temple break the Sabbath day, and yet are blameless? ⁶ But I say unto you, that here is one greater than the temple. ⁷ Wherefore if ye had wist, what this saying meaneth, 'I require mercy and not sacrifice,' ye would never have condemned innocents. ⁸ For the son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day." ⁹ And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue, ¹⁰ and behold, there was a man, which had his hand dried up. And they asked him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal upon the Sabbath days?" Because they might accuse him. ¹¹ And he said unto them, "Which of you would it be, if he had a sheep fallen into a pit on the Sabbath day, that would not take him and lift him out? ¹² And how much is a man better then a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the Sabbath day." ¹³ Then said he to the man, "Stretch forth thy hand." And he stretched it forth, and it was made whole again like unto the other. ¹⁴ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.