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Matthew 12:3

American Standard Version

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

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Matthew 12:3 in other translations

But he said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

Matthew 12:3 · World English Bible

Matthew 12:3 in context

  1. 1At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat.
  2. 2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.
  3. 3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;
  4. 4how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?
  5. 5Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?