Matthew 12:3

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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  • 1 Sam 21:3-6 : 3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. 4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. 5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. 6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
  • Luke 6:3 : 3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
  • Mark 2:25-26 : 25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? 26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
  • Matt 21:16 : 16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
  • Mark 12:26 : 26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
  • Matt 22:31 : 31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
  • Matt 12:5 : 5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
  • Matt 19:4 : 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
  • Mark 12:10 : 10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
  • Luke 10:26 : 26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

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  • Luke 6:1-4
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    1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

    2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

    3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;

    4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

  • Mark 2:23-27
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    23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

    24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

    25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

    26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

    27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

  • Matt 12:4-5
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    4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

    5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

  • Matt 12:1-2
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    1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

    2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

  • John 4:31-33
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    31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

    32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

    33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?

  • 12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:

  • Mark 8:1-2
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    1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

    2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

  • Matt 12:9-12
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    9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

    10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

    11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

    12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

  • Luke 9:12-13
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    12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

    13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

  • 1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

  • 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

  • 33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

  • 5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

  • 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

  • 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

  • 20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

  • 4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

  • 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

  • 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

  • Mark 6:36-37
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    70%

    36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

    37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

  • 35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?

  • 33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

  • 35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.

  • 7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

  • 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

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    11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

    12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

  • 16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

  • 43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

  • 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

  • 39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

  • 14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

  • 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.