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^(C1)Now it happened that ^(F1)Jesus was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath, and His disciples ^(C2)were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what ^(C1)is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

And Jesus, answering them, said, "Have you not even read ^(C1)what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him,

how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the ^(F1)consecrated bread, which ^(C1)is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?"

And He was saying to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

^(C1)On another Sabbath He entered ^(C2)the synagogue and taught; and a man was there ^(F1)whose right hand was withered.

Now the scribes and the Pharisees ^(C1)were watching Him ^(F1)closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse Him.

But He ^(C1)knew ^(F1)what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and ^(F2)come forward!" And he got up and ^(F3)came forward.

And Jesus said to them, "I ask you whether it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do harm, to save a life or to destroy it?"

And after ^(C1)looking around at them all, He said to him, "Stretch out your hand!" And he did so; and his hand was restored.

But they themselves were filled with senseless rage, and began discussing together what they might do to Jesus.

Now it was ^(F1)at this time that He went off to ^(C1)the mountain to ^(C2)pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer with God.

And when day came, ^(C1)He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as ^(C2)apostles:

Simon, whom He also named Peter, and his brother Andrew; and ^(F1)James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew;

and ^(C1)Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot;

Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

And then Jesus ^(C1)came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was ^(C2)a large crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the coastal region of ^(C3)Tyre and Sidon,

who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled by unclean spirits were being cured.

And all the ^(F1)people were trying to ^(C1)touch Him, because ^(C2)power was coming from Him and healing them all.

And He raised His eyes toward His disciples and began saying, "^(C1)Blessed are ^(F1)you who are poor, for ^(C2)yours is the kingdom of God.

"Blessed are ^(F1)you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are ^(F1)you who weep now, for you will laugh.

"^(C1)Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they ^(F1)(C2)exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man.

"Rejoice on that day and jump for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers used to ^(F1)treat the prophets ^(C2)the same way.

"But woe to ^(C1)you who are rich, for ^(C2)you are receiving your comfort in full.

"Woe to you who ^(F1)are well-fed now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

"Woe to you when all the people speak well of you; for their fathers used to ^(F1)treat the ^(C1)false prophets the same way.