Luke 6:3-16

³And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him;

⁴how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?

⁵And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

⁶And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

⁷And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.

⁸But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

⁹And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?

¹⁰And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored.

¹¹But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

¹²And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.

¹³And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:

¹⁴Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,

¹⁵and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,

¹⁶and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor;