Matthew 12:1-14 In that tyme went Iesus on the Saboth dayes thorowe the corne and his discyples were an hungred, and began to plucke the eares of corne and to eate.

Matthew⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ In that tyme went Iesus on the Saboth dayes thorowe the corne and his discyples were an hungred, and began to plucke the eares of corne and to eate. ² When the Phariseis sawe that they sayde vnto him: Beholde, thy discyples do that which is not laufwl to do vpon the saboth daye. ³ He sayde vnto them: Haue ye not read what Dauid dyd, when he was an hungred, and they also whiche were with hym? ⁴ How he entred into the house of God, & eate the halowed louwes, which were not lawful, for him to eate, neyther for them which were with him but onlye for the priestes. ⁵ Or haue ye not read in the law, how that the pryestes in the temple breake the saboth day, and yet are blamlesse: ⁶ But I say vnto you: that here is one greater then the temple. ⁷ Wherfore if ye had wist what this sayinge meaneth: I require mercye and not sacrifyce: ye would neuer haue condemned innocentes: ⁸ For the sonne of man is Lorde euen of the saboth day. ⁹ And he departed thence, and went into their synagoge: ¹⁰ and beholde there was a man which had his hande dryed vp. And they axed hym sayinge: is it lawful to heale vpon the saboth dayes? because they myght accuse him. ¹¹ And he sayd vnto them. Which of you wolde it be, if he had a shepe fallen into a pitte on the saboth daye, that woulde not take hym and lyft hym out? ¹² And how muche is a man better then a shepe? Wherfore it is lawful to do a good dede on the saboth dayes. ¹³ Then sayde he to the man: stretch forth thy hande. And he stetched it forth. And it was made whole again lyke vnto the other. ¹⁴ Then the pharyseis went out, and held a counsel against him, how they might destroy hym.