6 One Sabbath while Jesus was passing through the fields of standing grain, it occurred that His disciples picked some of the spikes and ate [of the grain], rubbing it out in their hands.^(A)

² But some of the Pharisees asked them, Why are you doing what is not permitted to be done on the Sabbath days?^(B)

³ And Jesus replied to them, saying, Have you never so much as read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him?—^(C)

⁴ How he went into the house of God and took and ate the [sacred] loaves of the showbread, which it is not permitted for any except only the priests to eat, and also gave to those [who were] with him?^(D)

⁵ And He said to them, The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.

⁶ And it occurred on another Sabbath that when He went into the synagogue and taught, a man was present whose right hand was withered.

⁷ And the scribes and the Pharisees kept watching Jesus to see whether He would [actually] heal on the Sabbath, in order that they might get [some ground for] accusation against Him.

⁸ But He was aware all along of their thoughts, and He said to the man with the withered hand, Come and stand here in the midst. And he arose and stood there.

⁹ Then Jesus said to them, I ask you, is it lawful and right on the Sabbath to do good [^[a]so that someone derives advantage from it] or to do evil, to save a life [and ^[b]make a soul safe] or to destroy it?

¹⁰ Then He glanced around at them all and said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he did so, and his hand was fully restored ^[c]like the other one.

¹¹ But they were filled with lack of understanding and senseless rage and discussed (consulted) with one another what they might do to Jesus.