2And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
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But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. …
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)These two passages of story we had both in Matthew and Mark, and they were there laid together ( Matt. 12:1 ; Mark 2:23 ; 3:1 ), because, though happening at some distance of time from each other, both were designed to rectify the mistakes of the scribes and Pharisees concerning the sabbath day, on the bodily rest of which they laid greater stress and required greater strictness than the Law-giver…
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