Matthew 12:3

But He replied, Have ye not read what David did, when he, and his attendants, were hungry? how he went into the house of God,

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

In Context

2And when the pharisees saw it they said to Him, See, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful for them to do on the sabbath.

4and did eat the shew-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor those that were with him; but for the priests only? or have ye not read in the law,

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Cross References

Matthew 12:5what profane sort of work the priests do in the temple on the sabbath-days, and yet are blameless?

Matthew 21:16And Jesus saith unto them, Yes, have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast procured praise?

Mark 2:25And He said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, in his necessity, when he was hungry, himself and those that were with him?

Mark 12:26But as to the dead, that they are raised, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spake to him in the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

Luke 10:26He said to him, What is written in the law? How readest thou there?

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 →

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