Jesus and the Seventh Day Rest

Matthew 12:1-14 – Jesus Heals on the Sabbath and Defends His Disciples

• Passage: Jesus and His disciples pick grain on the Sabbath, and He heals a man with a withered hand in the synagogue, sparking controversy with the Pharisees.
  • Parallel passages:
    • Mark 2:23-28 – Jesus Defends His Disciples for Picking Grain on the Sabbath
    • Luke 6:1-11 – Jesus Defends His Disciples and Heals on the Sabbath

Mark 3:1-6 – Healing of a Man with a Withered Hand

• Passage: Jesus heals a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath and confronts the Pharisees about the lawfulness of doing good on the Sabbath.
  • Parallel passages:
    • Matthew 12:9-14 – Healing of a Man with a Withered Hand
    • Luke 6:6-11 – Healing of a Man with a Withered Hand on the Sabbath

Luke 13:10-17 – Healing of a Woman with a Crippled Back

• Passage: Jesus heals a woman bent over for 18 years on the Sabbath, which causes the synagogue leader to rebuke her, but Jesus defends her by pointing out the hypocrisy of the Pharisees.
  • Parallel passages: None in the Synoptic Gospels, unique to Luke.

Luke 14:1-6 – Healing of a Man with Dropsy

• Passage: Jesus heals a man with dropsy on the Sabbath while dining at a Pharisee's house and challenges the Pharisees' legalistic view of the Sabbath.
  • Parallel passages: None in the Synoptic Gospels, unique to Luke.

John 5:1-18 – Healing at the Pool of Bethesda

• Passage: Jesus heals a man who had been an invalid for 38 years at the Pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath, sparking controversy with the Jewish leaders about His breaking of the Sabbath law.
  • Parallel passages: None in the Synoptic Gospels, unique to John.

John 7:21-24 – Jesus on Healing on the Sabbath

• Passage: Jesus defends His healing on the Sabbath by pointing out the inconsistency in the law: if it is lawful to circumcise a child on the Sabbath, why not heal on the Sabbath?
  • Parallel passages: None in the Synoptic Gospels, unique to John.

John 9:1-16 – Healing of a Blind Man on the Sabbath

• Passage: Jesus heals a man born blind on the Sabbath, creating a controversy among the Pharisees about whether Jesus is a sinner for violating the Sabbath law.
  • Parallel passages: None in the Synoptic Gospels, unique to John.