Mark 2:25

“Haven't you ever read what David did when he and his men were hungry and in need?” Jesus asked them.

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In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

In Context

24The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Look, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?”

26“He went into God's house when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the consecrated bread which no one except the priests are permitted to eat, and gave it to his men too.”

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Cross References

1 Samuel 21:3So what do you have on hand to eat? Let me have five loaves of bread, or whatever you can find.”

Matthew 21:16“Yes,” Jesus replied. “Haven't you ever read the Scripture that says, ‘You arranged for children and infants to give you perfect praise’?”

Matthew 22:31As for the resurrection of the dead—haven't you read what God said to you,

Mark 12:26But concerning the resurrection, haven't you read in Moses' writings the story of the burning bush, where God spoke to Moses and told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’

Matthew Henry on Mark 2:19-28

The Hypocritical Rigour of the Pharisees. 18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. 21 No… Read the whole commentary →

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