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saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the
Sabbatw. But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hun-
gered, and they that were with him; How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the
shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but
only for the priests?

Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the Sabbasin [Sabbaths] the priests in the tem-
ple profane the Sabbaton, and are blameless? But I say unto you, That in this place is one
greater than the temple. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord even of
the Sabbaton.

And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: And, behold, there was a
man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the
Sabbasin [Sabbaths]? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, What man shall
there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbasin [Sab-
baths], will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a
sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the Sabbasin [Sabbaths]. Then saith he to the
man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as
the other.". (Based on AV of Matthew 12:1-13).

This passage from Matthew is in common context with the same account in Luke. Both ac-
counts refer to the same interval of "Sabbasin" (or plural Sabbaths); however, Luke provides addi-
tional detail of this common date by describing one of the Sabbaths as "Deuteroprotos Sabbatw"
(or the Second-First Sabbatw).

In the Matthew account, the incident of the man with the withered hand seems to have also
occurred completely within the framework of this same date (the "Sabbasin", or plural Sabbaths).
This becomes of additional interest because the date can then be cross-referenced back to the ac-
count in Luke, as follows:

"And it came to pass, on the Deuteroprotos Sabbatw [or the 'Second-First' Sabbatw], as he
[Jesus] is going through the corn fields, that his disciples were plucking the ears, and were
eating, rubbing with the hands, And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that
which is not lawful to do on the Sabbasin [or Sabbaths]?...

[verse 6] And it came to pass also on heteros Sabbatw [the other Sabbatw], that he entered
into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered. And
the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the Sabbatw; that they
might find an accusation against him. But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which
had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the Sabbasin [Sabbaths]
to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?" (AV Text of Luke 6:1-9 with se-
lected Greek word substitutions).

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