Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
23 For ver. 23-28, see Matt. 12:1-8;Luke 6:1-5One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples Deut. 23:25began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, "Look, [Matt. 9:11] why are they doing [Ex. 20:9-11]what is not lawful on the Sabbath?" 25 And he said to them, See Matt. 21:16"Have you never read 1 Sam. 21:1-6what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him:26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of2:26 Or in the passage about1 Chr. 24:6;[1 Sam. 21:1;2 Sam. 8:17] Abiathar the high priest, and ate Ex. 25:30;Lev. 24:5-9the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?"27 And he said to them, Ex. 23:12;Deut. 5:14"The Sabbath was made for man, Col. 2:16not man for the Sabbath.28 So [ver. 10]the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."