The Story of Jesus The Christ. Helen Braun Hojt

remember that these Jews were very strict about

      some things, although in other ways they were very bad. One

      of the things they were very strict about was the keeping of the

      Sabbath. Their law said that they must not work on the Sab¬

      bath, and they said that rubbing off the grain with the hands was,

      work. So they did not allow it to be done on the Sabbath. They

      The Disciples plucking Grain

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      could not blame Jesus for breaking the law, because he had not

      picked any of the grain. But they blamed him for allowing his