²⁶ In the days of Abiathar the high priest,^(A) he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat.^(B) And he also gave some to his companions.”^(C)

²⁷ Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man,^(D) not man for the Sabbath.^{(E) 28} So the Son of Man^(F) is Lord even of the Sabbath.”