Matthew 12:3

And he said to them, Whether ye have not read, what David did, when he hungered, and they that were with him?

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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 the Pharisees, seeing, said to him, Lo! thy disciples do that thing that is not leaveful to them to do in [the] sabbaths. (And the Pharisees, seeing that, said to him, Behold! thy disciples do what is not lawful for them to do on the Sabbath.)

4how he entered into the house of God, and ate (the) loaves of proposition, [either of setting forth], which loaves it was not leaveful to him to eat, neither to them that were with him, [no] but to (the) priests alone? (or which bread it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?)

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:20And when Moses had heard this, he received satisfaction, or covenable, ( or a suitable, or an acceptable), answer.

Matthew 12:5Or whether ye have not read in the law, that in (or on) the sabbaths (the) priests in the temple defoul the sabbaths (or defile the Sabbath), and they be without blame?

Matthew 21:16and said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus said to them, Yea; whether ye have never read, That (out) of the mouth (s) of young children, and of suckling children, thou hast made perfect praising?

Mark 2:25And he said to them, Read ye never what David did, when he had need, and he hungered, and they that were with him?

Mark 12:26And of dead men, that they rise again, have ye not read in the book of Moses, on the bush (or in the bush), how God spake to him, and said, I am God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob?

Luke 10:26And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

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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