Matthew 12:2
When the Pharisees saw this they said to Jesus, “Look at your disciples—they're doing what isn't allowed on the Sabbath!”
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3But Jesus told them, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry?
Cross References
Exodus 20:9You have six days to work and earn your living,
Exodus 31:15Six days you can work, but the seventh day is to be a Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Anyone who does any work on the Sabbath day must be killed.
Numbers 15:32During the time the Israelites were wandering in the desert, a man was caught collecting firewood on the Sabbath.
Matthew 12:10A man was there with a crippled hand. “Does the law allow healing on the Sabbath?” they asked him, looking for a reason to accuse him.
Luke 6:6On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue to teach. A man was there with a crippled right hand.
Luke 14:3So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees, “Does the law allow healing on the Sabbath, or not?”
Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:2-14
Christ Vindicates His Disciples. 1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. 3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; 4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the showbread, which was not lawful for him… Read the whole commentary →