Saturday, October 14

58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

1Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also:

2On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.

3And when I come, whomever you approve by your letters I will send to bear your gift to Jerusalem.

1Now 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.

2And some of the Pharisees said to them, 'Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?'

3But Jesus answering them said, 'Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:

4how 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?'

5And He said to them, 'The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.'

6Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.

7So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him.

8But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, 'Arise and stand here.' And he arose and stood.

9Then 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?'

10And 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.