Luke 13:14
And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
Cross-references
In Luke 6:11, the Pharisees are furious after a Sabbath healing—directly parallel to the indignant reaction here.
Luke 6:7 records a similar Sabbath healing watched by Pharisees — a parallel scene in the same Gospel.
Luke 6:6 describes another Sabbath healing (withered hand) — a parallel scene of Jesus healing on the Sabbath and facing opposition.
Luke 14:3-6 contains Jesus' later argument about healing on the Sabbath — a parallel defense.
In Luke 8:41, another synagogue leader humbly seeks Jesus' help—contrasting with the indignant leader here.
Exodus 23:12 also commands six days of work and rest on the seventh—the basis for the leader's Sabbath objection.
In John 5:16, the Jewish leaders persecute Jesus for Sabbath healings—echoing the indignant leader's opposition.
Mark 3:2-6 is another synoptic account of the same Sabbath confrontation.
Matthew 12:10-12 offers the synoptic parallel of Jesus' Sabbath healing and reasoning.
Leviticus 23:3 defines the Sabbath rest that the ruler cites — healing as work violates the command.
Exodus 20:9 commands six days of work—the very law the leader cites to forbid healing on the Sabbath.
Deuteronomy 5:13 repeats the command to labor six days, the same law the ruler appeals to against healing on the Sabbath.
Exodus 35:2 is the Sabbath law the ruler quotes — six days for work, rest on the seventh — grounding his complaint.
Exodus 31:15 decrees death for Sabbath work — the severe law behind the ruler's indignation.
John 5:10 records Jews criticizing a healed man for carrying his mat on the Sabbath — same Sabbath-law controversy as here.
Mark 5:22 introduces Jairus, a synagogue ruler pleading for healing — contrasting with this ruler's hostility. Same title, different role.
Ezekiel 20:12 presents the Sabbath as a sign between God and Israel, contrasting the ruler's restrictive view.
John 9:14-16 describes a Sabbath healing that causes division — a parallel theme from another Gospel.
In Acts 13:15, synagogue leaders invite Paul to speak—a receptive response opposite to the indignant leader here.
In Acts 18:8, Crispus the synagogue leader believes—a faith response contrasting with the indignant leader here.
Romans 10:2 describes zeal without knowledge—fitting the synagogue leader's misguided Sabbath zeal.