The Lord of the Sabbath
(1 Samuel 21:1–7; Mark 2:23–28; Luke 6:1–5)
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. Deu 23:25Luk 6:1-5Mrk 2:23-28 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” Mat 12:10Jhn 7:21-24Exo 20:9-11Exo 31:15-17Luk 13:10-17Luk 14:3Mrk 3:2-5Exo 23:12
Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 1Sa 21:3-6Luk 6:3Mrk 2:25-26Mat 21:16Mrk 12:10Mat 12:5Mat 22:31Mrk 12:26 He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, 1 which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests. Lev 24:5-9Exo 25:30Lev 8:31Exo 29:32-33
Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent? Num 28:9-10Jhn 7:22-23Neh 13:17Ezk 24:21 But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. Mat 12:41-421Pe 2:4-52Ch 6:18Eph 2:20-22Hag 2:7-9Jhn 2:19-21Mal 3:1Col 2:9
If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ 2 you would not have condemned the innocent. Hos 6:6Mat 9:13Mic 6:6-8Isa 1:11-17Pro 17:15Act 13:27Mat 22:29Jas 5:6 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Luk 6:5Mrk 2:28Jhn 5:17-23Mrk 9:4-7Mat 9:6Mat 8:20Rev 1:101Co 16:2
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
(Mark 3:1–6; Luke 6:6–11)
Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue, Luk 6:6-11Mrk 3:1-6 and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” Luk 13:14Jhn 9:16Jhn 8:6Jhn 5:10Luk 11:54Mat 22:17-18Isa 32:6Luk 14:3-6
He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? Deu 22:4Luk 14:5Luk 13:15-17Exo 23:4-5 How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” Mat 6:26Luk 6:9Mat 10:31Mrk 3:4Luk 12:24
Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other. Luk 13:13Act 3:7-8 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus. Jhn 11:53Jhn 10:39Jhn 5:18Luk 6:11Mrk 3:6Mat 26:4Jhn 11:57Mat 27:1
God’s Chosen Servant
(Isaiah 42:1–9)
Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all, Mrk 3:7-12Mat 10:23Jhn 11:54Jhn 7:1Mat 19:2Jhn 10:40-42Mat 4:23-25Mrk 6:56 warning them not to make Him known. Mat 8:4Mat 9:30Mat 17:9Luk 5:14-15Mrk 7:36 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: Isa 42:1-4Isa 42:9Isa 41:22-23Isa 44:26Jhn 12:38Mat 13:35Mat 21:4Act 13:27
“Here is My Servant, Isa 42:1Luk 4:18Act 10:38Jhn 3:34Isa 61:1-31Pe 2:42Pe 1:17Act 11:18
whom I have chosen,
My beloved,
in whom My soul delights.
I will put My Spirit on Him,
and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
He will not quarrel or cry out; Mat 11:292Ti 2:24-25Jhn 18:36-382Co 10:1Luk 17:20Zec 9:9
no one will hear His voice in the streets.
A bruised reed He will not break, Isa 42:3-4Ezk 34:16Isa 61:1-3Luk 4:18Psa 147:3Lam 3:31-342Co 2:7Heb 12:12-13
and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish,
till He leads justice to victory.
In His name the nations will put their hope.” 3 Isa 11:10Rom 15:12-13Isa 42:4Col 1:27Eph 1:12-13
A House Divided
(Mark 3:20–27; Luke 11:14–23)
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see. Luk 11:14-15Isa 29:18Mrk 7:35-37Act 26:18Isa 35:5-6Mrk 3:11Mat 4:24Mat 9:32-34 The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?” Mat 9:27Jhn 4:29Mat 22:42-43Jhn 7:40-42Mat 15:30-31Mat 21:9Mat 9:33Mat 15:22
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, 4 the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.” Mrk 3:22Mat 9:34Luk 11:15
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. Gal 5:15Jer 17:10Mat 9:41Co 2:11Isa 9:21Luk 11:17-22Mrk 3:23-27Psa 139:2 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? Col 1:131Jn 5:19Jhn 12:31Rev 20:2-32Co 4:4Jhn 14:30Jhn 16:11Mat 4:10 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. Act 19:13-16Mrk 9:38-39Luk 11:19Luk 9:49-50Rom 3:19Mat 12:41-42Luk 19:22 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. Luk 11:20Dan 7:14Act 10:38Mat 6:33Col 1:13Mat 21:43Luk 16:16Luk 17:20-21
Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house. Isa 49:24Mrk 3:27Luk 11:21-221Jn 4:4Rev 20:7-91Jn 3:8Isa 53:12Rev 20:1-3
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters. Mrk 9:40Luk 11:23Jos 24:151Jn 2:19Luk 9:50Mat 6:242Co 6:15-16Rev 3:15-16
The Unpardonable Sin
(Mark 3:28–30)
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Luk 12:10Mrk 3:28-30Heb 10:29Heb 10:261Ti 1:13-15Act 7:51Mat 12:31-321Jn 5:16 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come. Mrk 3:29Heb 10:26-29Heb 6:4-6Luk 12:10Mat 12:311Ti 1:13Jhn 7:39Act 3:19
Good and Bad Fruit
(Luke 6:43–45)
Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Luk 6:43-44Mat 7:16-20Jas 4:8Jhn 15:4-7Mat 3:8-10Amo 5:15Luk 11:39-40Luk 3:9 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. Luk 6:45Mat 15:18Eph 4:291Sa 24:13Jas 3:5-8Psa 140:2-31Jn 3:10Isa 32:6 The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. Col 4:6Pro 15:4Pro 15:28Col 3:16Pro 25:11-12Mat 12:34Eph 4:29Pro 10:20-21 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. Ecc 12:14Rom 2:16Rev 20:12Jud 1:14-15Eph 6:4-6 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Pro 13:3Jas 2:21-25
The Sign of Jonah
(Jonah 3:1–10; Luke 11:29–32)
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” 1Co 1:22Mrk 8:11-12Jhn 2:18Luk 11:16Luk 11:29Jhn 4:48Mat 16:1-4Jhn 6:30
Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. Mat 16:4Luk 11:29-32Isa 57:3Jas 4:4Mrk 8:38 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Jon 1:17Mat 27:63-64Jhn 2:19Mat 16:21Mat 17:23Mat 27:40Jon 2:2-6Psa 63:9
The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. Mat 12:42Heb 11:7Heb 3:5-6Jer 3:11Jhn 3:31Jon 1:2Luk 11:32Mat 12:6 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. 1Ki 10:1-132Ch 9:1-12Heb 1:2-4Luk 11:31-32Jhn 1:14Mat 17:51Ki 10:241Ki 5:12
An Unclean Spirit Returns
(Luke 11:24–26)
When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Luk 11:24-26Luk 8:28-32Mat 8:29Amo 8:11-13Mrk 5:7-131Pe 5:8Isa 35:6-7Job 2:2 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order. 1Jn 4:41Co 11:191Jn 2:19Jud 1:4-5Psa 81:11-12Rev 13:8-91Ti 6:9-102Th 2:9-12 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.” Luk 11:26Heb 10:26-31Heb 6:4-8Mrk 5:92Pe 2:14-22Jhn 15:22-24Jud 1:10-13Mrk 16:9
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
(Mark 3:31–35; Luke 8:19–21)
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him. Mat 13:55Jhn 2:12Jhn 7:3Jhn 7:5Mrk 3:31-35Luk 8:19-21Mrk 6:3Act 1:14 Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.” 5
But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” Mrk 3:32-33Mat 10:37Deu 33:9Luk 2:522Co 5:16Jhn 2:3-4Luk 2:49 Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers. Mrk 3:34Jhn 17:20Jhn 17:8-9Jhn 20:17-20Mat 28:7 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” Luk 8:21Mrk 3:35Jhn 15:141Jn 3:23-24Luk 11:27-28Mat 28:101Jn 2:17Heb 2:11-17