But someof the Phariseessaid,"Whydo you dowhatis not lawfulon the Sabbath?"
"Ifa mangiveshis neighbora donkey,an ox,a sheep,oranyanimalto keep[for him], and it diesoris hurtoris drivenawaywhile nooneis looking,
For sixdaysworkmay be done,but on the seventhdaythere is a sabbathof completerest,holyto the LORD;whoeverdoesanyworkon the sabbathdayshall surelybe putto death.
"For sixdaysworkmay be done,but on the seventhdayyou shall havea holy[day], a sabbathof completerestto the LORD;whoeverdoesany workon it shall be putto death.
"Ifbecauseof the sabbath,you turnyour footFrom doingyour [own] pleasureon My holyday,And callthe sabbatha delight,the holy[day] of the LORDhonorable,And honorit, desistingfrom your [own] ways,From seekingyour [own] pleasureAnd speaking[your own] word,
But when the Phariseessaw[this], they saidto Him, "Look,Your disciplesdowhatis not lawfulto doon a Sabbath."
"Whydo Your disciplesbreak the traditionof the elders?For they do not washtheir handswhenthey eatbread."
The Phariseeswere sayingto Him, "Look,whyare they doingwhatis not lawfulon the Sabbath?"
And they saidto Him, "The disciplesof Johnoftenfastand offerprayers,the [disciples] of the Phariseesalsodo the same,but Yourseatand drink."
For thisreasonthe Jewswere persecutingJesus,becauseHe was doingthese thingson the Sabbath.
