Matthew 12:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain and to eat.

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  • Deut 23:25 : 25 When you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not wield a sickle on your neighbor's standing grain.
  • Mark 2:23-28 : 23 And it happened that he went through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to pluck the heads of grain as they went. 24 And the Pharisees said to him, Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath? 25 And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he needed and was hungry, he and those with him? 26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave to those who were with him? 27 And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. 28 Therefore, the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.
  • Luke 6:1-5 : 1 And it happened on the second Sabbath after the first, that he went through the grain fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath days? 3 And Jesus answered them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him; 4 How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and also gave to those who were with him, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone? 5 And he said to them, The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.

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  • Mark 2:23-26
    4 verses
    93%

    23And it happened that he went through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to pluck the heads of grain as they went.

    24And the Pharisees said to him, Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

    25And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he needed and was hungry, he and those with him?

    26How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave to those who were with him?

  • Luke 6:1-7
    7 verses
    90%

    1And it happened on the second Sabbath after the first, that he went through the grain fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands.

    2And some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath days?

    3And Jesus answered them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

    4How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and also gave to those who were with him, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?

    5And he said to them, The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.

    6And it also happened on another Sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

    7And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the Sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

  • Matt 12:2-5
    4 verses
    89%

    2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Look, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day.

    3But he said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

    4how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

    5Or have you not read in the law, how on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless?

  • Matt 12:8-12
    5 verses
    77%

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

    9And when he departed from there, he went into their synagogue:

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

    11And he said to them, What man among you, who has one sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, will not lay hold of it, and lift it out?

    12How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath days.

  • Luke 14:1
    76%

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

  • Deut 23:25
    75%

    25When you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not wield a sickle on your neighbor's standing grain.

  • Mark 11:12
    75%

    12And on the next day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry:

  • Mark 8:1
    74%

    1In those days, the crowd being very large, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said to them,

  • Luke 6:9
    73%

    9Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the Sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

  • Mark 3:4
    73%

    4And he said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill? But they remained silent.

  • Luke 13:10
    73%

    10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

  • Luke 9:12
    73%

    12And when the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country around and lodge, and get provisions; for we are here in a desert place.

  • Luke 14:3
    73%

    3And Jesus answered, speaking to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

  • Luke 14:5
    72%

    5And answered them, saying, Which of you, having a donkey or an ox fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?

  • Mark 7:2
    72%

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

  • Mark 7:5
    72%

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

  • John 9:14
    72%

    14And it was the Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

  • Matt 15:12
    72%

    12Then his disciples came and said to him, Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

  • Matt 15:2
    72%

    2Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

  • John 4:31
    71%

    31In the meantime his disciples urged him, saying, Rabbi, eat.

  • Mark 6:35-36
    2 verses
    71%

    35And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far spent:

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

  • Matt 9:14
    71%

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

  • Matt 9:11
    71%

    11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?

  • Mark 14:12
    71%

    12On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover, his disciples said to him, Where do you want us to go and prepare that you may eat the Passover?

  • Mark 1:21
    71%

    21And they went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.

  • Matt 21:18
    70%

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

  • Mark 3:2
    70%

    2And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

  • John 12:12
    70%

    12On the next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

  • Neh 13:15
    70%

    15In those days I saw people in Judah treading wine presses on the Sabbath, bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys, as well as bringing in wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them on the day they sold provisions.

  • Mark 8:19
    70%

    19When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They said to him, Twelve.

  • Mark 3:20
    70%

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

  • Luke 8:5
    70%

    5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.