Christ broke the sabbath?

[marlo]

do we as Catholics teach that Christ broke the sabbath based on

John 5:18 tells us that “For this cause therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.”

thanks
marlo

 

[Eucharisted]

That’s their reason, not what He was doing.

Christ only broke the barrier around the Law, that is, the customs of the time. People assumed He had broken the Law, though, because they saw the “holiness” of the Pharisees (they were actually hypocritical, because they were unclean on the inside).

 

[Mark77]

"And Jesus answered, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?” 5 And he said to them, “The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.” (Lk 1:3-5)

Sounds pretty clear to me.

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Ora Pro Nobis Peccatoribus!

mark

 

[LilyM]

As Christ correctly pointed out, as God He is Lord of the Sabbath, not bound by it. So it’s not a question of His having broken it, it was His commandment to begin with!

 

[dcdurel]

Christ never broke any Jewish law. He was without sin. At His trial, no one could find a single law He broke.

There was NO law forbidding the apostles, or any Jew, from taking grains off the plants and eating them on the sabbath.

There was a law prohibiting the harvesting of grain, to be stored for later sale, on the sabbath. But there was no law prohibiting taking grain and eating it at the moment.

The Pharisees only CLAIMED Jesus was breaking the sabbath. They knew good and well that He was not.

 

[marlo]

please look again John 5:18

John 5:18 tells us that “For this cause therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.”

here is what i want to clear out based on the answers i got.

1. John is the one speaking and not the jews, john said he was breaking the sabbath.
2. the context of the verse is that the jews believed that he has breaking the sabbath AND making himself equal to God. if the jews wrongly believed (assumed or Claimed) that he was breaking the sabbath therefore they are also wrong in assuming or claiming that jesus is saying he is equal to God, (this is contrary to catholic teaching)
3. He justified breaking of the sabbath by explaining to them that he is indeed the Lord of the Sabbath. “The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.” (Lk 1:3-5)

responses please, thanks