2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath.” 3 He said to them, “Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in the law how on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? 6 I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. 7 And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.” (Matthew 12:2–8, RSV2CE)
Legalistic rendering
God wants Mercy for others and needs met not legal experts without hearts for others.
Priests working on Sabbath profane it but are guiltless.
Legalisms condemn guiltless because they do not understand the law is for the heart not the actions.
Before judging others think of the heart reason why something is not acceptable and try to work on that instead of the actual behavior.
Everything is a heart issue.
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