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October 26, 2025

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Josh Parsons - North Shore

Luke 6:1-11 ESV

“On a Sabbath, while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain,

rubbing them in their hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, ‘Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on

the Sabbath?’ 3 And Jesus answered them, ‘Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and

those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence,

which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?’ 5 And he said to them,

‘The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.’

6 On another Sabbath, he entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand

was withered. 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the

Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man

with the withered hand, ‘Come and stand here.’ And he rose and stood there. 9 And Jesus said to them, ‘I ask

you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?’ 10 And after looking

around at them all he said to him, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ And he did so, and his hand was restored. 11 But

they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.”


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