Matthew 12:2-4
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2 But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what [a]is unlawful on the Sabbath.”(A) 3 He said to them, “Have you not read [in the Scriptures] what David did when he was hungry, he and those who accompanied him—(B) 4 how he went into the house of God, and they ate the [b]consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests only?
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- Matthew 12:2 Picking grain to eat was not forbidden on the Sabbath. It was ridiculous for the Pharisees to try to equate gleaning for food with reaping a harvest (which was forbidden on the Sabbath).
- Matthew 12:4 The bread of the Presence, the twelve fresh loaves presented each Sabbath to the Lord in the Holy Place.
Matthew 12:2-4
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2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”(A)
3 He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(B) 4 He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.(C)
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