Matthew 12:4

Geneva Bible (1560)

Howe he entred into ye house of God, and did eate the shewe bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but onely for the Priestes?

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  • Exod 25:30 : 30 And thou shalt set vpon the Table shewe bread before me continually.
  • Lev 24:5-9 : 5 Also thou shalt take fine floure, and bake twelue cakes thereof: two tenth deales shalbe in one cake. 6 And thou shalt set them in two rowes, six in a rowe vpon the pure table before the Lorde. 7 Thou shalt also put pure incense vpon the rowes, that in steade of the bread it may bee for a remembrance, and an offering made by fire to the Lord. 8 Euery Sabbath hee shall put them in rowes before the Lord euermore, receiuing them of the children of Israel for an euerlasting couenant. 9 And the bread shalbe Aaros & his sonnes, and they shall eate it in the holie place: for it is most holie vnto him of the offrings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetuall ordinance.
  • Exod 29:32-33 : 32 And Aaron and his sonnes shall eate the flesh of the ram, & the bread that is in the basket, at the doore of ye Tabernacle of ye Congregation. 33 So they shall eate these thinges, whereby their attonement was made, to consecrate them, and to sanctifie them: but a stranger shall not eate thereof, because they are holy things.
  • Lev 8:31 : 31 Afterward Moses saide vnto Aaron and his sonnes, Seethe the flesh at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, & there eate it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sonnes shall eate it,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 6:1-4
    4 verses
    95%

    1And it came to passe on a second solemne Sabbath, that hee went through the corne fieldes, and his disciples plucked the eares of corne, and did eate, and rub them in their hands.

    2And certaine of the Pharises sayde vnto them, Why doe ye that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?

    3Then Iesus answered them, and said, Haue ye not read this, that Dauid did when he himselfe was an hungred, and they which were with him,

    4Howe he went into the house of God, and tooke, and ate the shewbread, and gaue also to them which were with him, which was not lawful to eate, but for the Priests onely?

  • Mark 2:23-27
    5 verses
    94%

    23And it came to passe as hee went through the corne on the Sabbath day, that his disciples, as they went on their way, began to plucke the eares of corne.

    24And the Pharises saide vnto him, Beholde, why doe they on the Sabbath day, that which is not lawfull?

    25And he saide to them, Haue yee neuer read what Dauid did when he had neede, and was an hungred, both he, and they that were with him?

    26Howe he went into the house of God, in the daies of Abiathar the hie Priest, and did eat the shewe bread, which were not lawfull to eate, but for the Priests, and gaue also to them which were with him?

    27And hee sayde to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

  • Matt 12:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1At that time Iesus went on a Sabbath day through ye corne, & his disciples were an hungred, & bega to plucke ye eares of corne & to eate.

    2And when the Pharises sawe it, they saide vnto him, Beholde, thy disciples doe that which is not lawfull to doe vpon the Sabbath.

    3But he said vnto them, Haue ye not read what Dauid did when he was an hungred, & they that were with him?

  • 5Or haue ye not read in the Lawe, how that on the Sabbath dayes the Priestes in the Temple breake the Sabbath, and are blameles?

  • 1And it came to passe that when he was entred into the house of one of the chiefe Pharises on the Sabbath day, to eate bread, they watched him.

  • Mark 7:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eate not: and many other things there be, which they haue taken vpon them to obserue, as the washing of cups, and pots, and of brasen vessels, and of beds.)

    5Then asked him the Pharises and Scribes, Why walke not thy disciples according to the tradition of the Elders, but eate meate with vnwashen hands?

  • Mark 2:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at table in his house, many Publicanes & sinners sate at table also with Iesus, and his disciples: for there were many that followed him.

    16And when the Scribes and Pharises sawe him eate with the Publicanes and sinners, they sayd vnto his disciples, Howe is it, that hee eateth and drinketh with Publicanes and sinners?

  • 36And one of the Pharises desired him that hee would eate with him: and hee went into the Pharises house, and sate downe at table.

  • 6So the Priest gaue him halowed bread: for there was no bread there, saue the shewe bread that was taken from before the Lord, to put hote bread there, the day that it was taken away.

  • Matt 9:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in his house, beholde, many Publicanes and sinners, that came thither, sate downe at the table with Iesus and his disciples.

    11And when the Pharises sawe that, they saide to his disciples, Why eateth your master with Publicanes and sinners?

  • 43And hee tooke it, and did eate before them.

  • John 4:31-33
    3 verses
    72%

    31In the meane while, the disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eate.

    32But he said vnto them, I haue meate to eate that ye know not of.

    33Then said ye disciples betweene themselues, Hath any man brought him meate?

  • 37And as hee spake, a certaine Pharise besought him to dine with him: and hee went in, and sate downe at table.

  • 2Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the Elders? For they wash not their hands when they eate bread.

  • 20And the multitude assembled againe, so that they could not so much as eate bread.

  • 9Neuerthelesse the Priests of the hie places came not vp to the altar of the Lorde in Ierusalem, saue onely they did eate of the vnleauened bread among their brethren.

  • 2And when they sawe some of his disciples eate meate with common hands, (that is to say, vnwashen) they complained.

  • 22The bread of his God, euen of the most holie, and of the holy shall he eate:

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    11Why perceiue ye not that I said not vnto you concerning bread, that ye shoulde beware of the leauen of the Pharises and Sadduces?

    12Then vnderstood they that he had not said that they should beware of the leauen of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharises, and Sadduces.

  • 3Then Iesus answering, spake vnto the Lawyers and Pharises, saying, Is it lawfull to heale on the Sabbath day?

  • 12Nowe the first day of vnleauened bread, when they sacrificed the Passeouer, his disciples sayde vnto him, Where wilt thou that we goe and prepare, that thou mayest eate the Passeouer?

  • Matt 12:9-12
    4 verses
    70%

    9And he departed thence, and went into their Synagoue:

    10And beholde, there was a man which had his hand dried vp; they asked him, saying, Is it lawfull to heale vpon a Sabbath day? That they might accuse him.

    11And he said vnto the, What man shall there be among you, that hath a sheepe, & if it fal on a Sabbath day into a pit, doth not take it & lift it out?

    12How much more then is a man better then a sheepe? Therefore, it is lawfull to doe well on a Sabbath day.

  • 15Nowe when one of them that sate at table, heard these things, he said vnto him, Blessed is he that eateth bread in the kingdome of God.

  • 29Then Leui made him a great feast in his owne house, where there was a great company of Publicanes, and of other that sate at table with them.

  • 1And two daies after followed the feast of the Passeouer, and of vnleauened bread: and the hie Priests, & Scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

  • 14And when the houre was come, hee sate downe, and the twelue Apostles with him.

  • 17Nowe on the first day of the feast of vnleauened bread the disciples came to Iesus, saying vnto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eate the Passeouer?

  • 22And as they did eate, Iesus tooke the bread, and when hee had giuen thankes, he brake it and gaue it to them, and sayde, Take, eate, this is my bodie.

  • 12And on the morowe when they were come out from Bethania, he was hungry.

  • 4And he saide to them, Is it lawfull to doe a good deede on the Sabbath day, or to doe euil? to saue the life, or to kil? But they held their peace.

  • 13But he sayd vnto them, Giue ye them to eate; they sayd, We haue no mo but fiue loaues and two fishes, except we should go and buy meate for all this people.

  • 31Our fathers did eate Manna in the desart, as it is written, Hee gaue them bread from heauen to eate.