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Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands.
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And some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
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But Jesus answering them said, "Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:
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how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?"
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And He said to them, "The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath."
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Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.
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So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him.
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But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Arise and stand here." And he arose and stood.
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Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?"
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And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
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But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
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Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
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And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles:
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Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
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Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot;
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Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.
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And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases,
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as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed.
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And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all.
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Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.
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Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh.
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Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man's sake.
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Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.