Matthew 12:1

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At that time, Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples became hungry and began to pick heads of grain and eat them.

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  • Deut 23:25 : 25 When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as you desire to satisfy yourself, but you must not put any in your basket.
  • Mark 2:23-28 : 23 One Sabbath, as Jesus was walking through the grainfields, his disciples began to pluck some heads of grain as they went along. 24 The Pharisees said to Jesus, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath? 25 Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? 26 'He entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat. He also gave some to his companions.' 27 Then he said to them, 'The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.' 28 'So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.'
  • Luke 6:1-5 : 1 One Sabbath, while Jesus was walking through the grain fields, His disciples began picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. 2 Some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?" 3 Jesus answered them, "Have you not even read what David did when he and those with him were hungry? 4 "He entered the house of God, took the bread of the Presence, ate it, and gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for anyone to eat but the priests alone." 5 Then He said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

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  • Mark 2:23-26
    4 verses
    93%

    23One Sabbath, as Jesus was walking through the grainfields, his disciples began to pluck some heads of grain as they went along.

    24The Pharisees said to Jesus, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

    25Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

    26'He entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat. He also gave some to his companions.'

  • Luke 6:1-7
    7 verses
    90%

    1One Sabbath, while Jesus was walking through the grain fields, His disciples began picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.

    2Some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

    3Jesus answered them, "Have you not even read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?

    4"He entered the house of God, took the bread of the Presence, ate it, and gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for anyone to eat but the priests alone."

    5Then He said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

    6On another Sabbath, He went into the synagogue and began teaching, and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

    7The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they could find an accusation against Him.

  • Matt 12:2-5
    4 verses
    89%

    2But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, 'Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.'

    3He said to them, 'Have you not read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?

    4How he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for him or those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

    5Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath, the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and are innocent?

  • Matt 12:8-12
    5 verses
    77%

    8For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.

    9Departing from there, He went into their synagogue.

    10And a man with a withered hand was there. They asked Jesus, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?' so that they might accuse Him.

    11He said to them, 'Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

    12How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.'

  • Luke 14:1
    76%

    1One Sabbath, as Jesus went to eat at the house of a prominent Pharisee, they were carefully watching him.

  • Deut 23:25
    75%

    25When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as you desire to satisfy yourself, but you must not put any in your basket.

  • Mark 11:12
    75%

    12The next day, as they were leaving Bethany, he was hungry.

  • Mark 8:1
    74%

    1During those days, a very large crowd gathered, and since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them,

  • Luke 6:9
    73%

    9Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to destroy it?"

  • Mark 3:4
    73%

    4Then He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?" But they remained silent.

  • Luke 13:10
    73%

    10Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

  • Luke 9:12
    73%

    12As the day was coming to an end, the twelve approached him and said, 'Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.'

  • Luke 14:3
    73%

    3Jesus responded to the experts in the law and the Pharisees, asking, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?'

  • Luke 14:5
    72%

    5Then he asked them, 'If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?'

  • Mark 7:2
    72%

    2They saw some of His disciples eating bread with unclean, that is, unwashed hands, and they criticized them.

  • Mark 7:5
    72%

    5So the Pharisees and the scribes questioned Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?"

  • John 9:14
    72%

    14Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

  • Matt 15:12
    72%

    12Then the disciples came to him and told him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

  • Matt 15:2
    72%

    2“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

  • John 4:31
    71%

    31Meanwhile, the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat something."

  • Mark 6:35-36
    2 verses
    71%

    35By this time it was late in the day, so His disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a remote place, and it’s already very late.'

    36'Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.'

  • Matt 9:14
    71%

    14Then the disciples of John came to him and asked, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?'

  • Matt 9:11
    71%

    11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?'

  • John 5:16
    71%

    16Because of this, the Jews began to persecute Jesus and tried to kill Him, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

  • Mark 14:12
    71%

    12On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go and prepare the Passover meal for you to eat?"

  • Mark 1:21
    71%

    21They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

  • Matt 21:18
    70%

    18Early in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.

  • Mark 3:2
    70%

    2They were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they might accuse Him.

  • John 12:12
    70%

    12The next day, a large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

  • Neh 13:15
    70%

    15In those days, I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath, bringing in heaps of grain, loading them on donkeys, as well as carrying wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, bringing them into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So, I warned them on the day they were selling their provisions.

  • Mark 8:19
    70%

    19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of leftover pieces did you collect?' They said to him, 'Twelve.'

  • Mark 3:20
    70%

    20Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so much so that He and His disciples were not even able to eat.

  • Luke 8:5
    70%

    5A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was stepped on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.