The Man with a Paralyzed Hand

Luke 6:6-11 (GNT) On another Sabbath Jesus went into a synagogue and taught.  A man was there whose right hand was paralyzed.  Some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees wanted a reason to accuse Jesus of doing wrong, so they watched Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.  But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man, "Stand up and come here to the front."  The man got up and stood there. Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you: What does our Law allow us to do on the Sabbath?  To help or harm?  To save a man's life or destroy it?"  He looked around at them all; then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand."  He did so, and his hand became well again.  They were filled with rage and began to discuss among themselves what they could do to Jesus.

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The Question About the Sabbath

Luke 6:1-5 Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath.  His disciples began to pick the heads of wheat, rub them in their hands, and eat the grain.  Some Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what our Law says you cannot do on the Sabbath?"  Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry? He went into the house of God, took the bread offered to God, ate it, and gave it also to his men.  Yet it is against our Law for anyone except the priests to eat that bread."  And Jesus concluded, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

The Question About Fasting (continued)

Luke 5:36-39 Jesus also told them this parable: "No one tears a piece off a new coat to patch up an old coat.  If he does, he will have torn the new coat, and the piece of new cloth will not match the old.  Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, because the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will pour out, and the skins will be ruined.  Instead, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins!  And no one wants new wine after drinking old wine.  'The old is better,' he says."

The Question About Fasting

Luke 5:33-35 (GNT) Some people said to Jesus, "The disciples of John fast frequently and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but your disciples eat and drink."  Jesus answered, "Do you think you can make the guests at a wedding party go without food as long as the bridegroom is with them?  Of course not!  But the day will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast."

"People Who Are Well Do Not Need A Doctor"

Luke 5:29 (GNT) Then Levi had a big feast in his house for Jesus, and among the guests was a large number of tax collectors and other people.  Some Pharisees and some teachers of the Law who belonged to their group complained to Jesus' disciples.  "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and other outcasts?" they asked.  Jesus answered them, "People who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who are sick.  I have not come to call respectable people to repent, but outcasts."

Jesus Calls Levi

Luke 5:27-28 (GNT) After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting in his office.  Jesus said to him, "Follow Me."   Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

"What Marvelous Things We Have Seen Today!"

Luke 5:21-26 (GNT) The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began to say to themselves, "Who is this man who speaks such blasphemy!  God is the only One who can forgive sins!" Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Why do you think such things?  Is it easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you.' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?  I will prove to you, then, that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins."  So He said to the paralyzed man, "I tell you, get up, pick up your bed and go home!"  At once the man got up in front of them all, took the bed he had been lying on, and went home, praising God.  They were all completely amazed!  Full of fear, they praised God, saying, "What marvelous things we have seen today!"