Matthew 12:1

At that time Jeshu was walking on the sabbath among the grain; and his disciples hungered, and began to pluck the ears and to eat.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2But when the Pharishee saw them, they say to him, Look, thy disciples do something which is not lawful to be done on the sabbath.

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Cross References

Mark 2:23AND it was that, as Jeshu went among the grain, his disciples walked and plucked the ears.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:1

In this chapter, we have, I. Christ's clearing of the law of the fourth commandment concerning the sabbath-day, and vindicating it from some superstitious notions advanced by the Jewish teachers; showing that works of necessity and mercy are to be done on that day, ver. 1-13 . II. The prudence, humility, and self-denial of our Lord Jesus in working his miracles, ver. 14-21 . III. Christ's answer to the blasphemous cavils and calumnies of the scribes and Pharisees, who imputed his casting out devils to a compact… Read the whole commentary →

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