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Homily 10.12.24 on

Luke
6:1-10
(Gospel)  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. And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing
what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” 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: 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?” And He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the
Sabbath.” Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the
synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. So the
scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the
Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him. But He knew their
thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand
here.” And he arose and stood. 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?” 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.