Matthew 12:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Sam 21:3-6 : 3 Now therefore, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever there is present. 4 And the priest answered David and said, There is no common bread on hand, but there is holy bread, if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. 5 And David answered the priest and said to him, Truly, 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, yes, though it was sanctified this day in the vessel. 6 So the priest gave him holy bread, for there was no bread there but the showbread, which was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day it was taken away.
  • Luke 6:3 : 3 And Jesus answered them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;
  • Mark 2:25-26 : 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?
  • Matt 21:16 : 16 And said to him, Do you hear what these say? And Jesus said to them, Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have perfected praise?
  • Mark 12:26 : 26 But concerning the dead, that they rise: have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
  • Matt 22:31 : 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,
  • Matt 12:5 : 5 Or have you not read in the law, how on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless?
  • Matt 19:4 : 4 And he answered and said to them, Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female,
  • Mark 12:10 : 10 Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone:
  • Luke 10:26 : 26 He said to him, What is written in the law? How do you read it?

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  • Luke 6:1-4
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    94%

    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?

  • Mark 2:23-27
    5 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?

    27And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

  • Matt 12:4-5
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    85%

    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 12:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1At 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.

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

  • John 4:31-33
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    74%

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

    32But he said to them, I have food to eat of which you do not know.

    33Therefore the disciples said to one another, Has anyone brought him anything to eat?

  • Mark 11:12
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    12And on the next day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry:

  • Mark 8:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • Matt 12:9-12
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    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 9:12-13
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    72%

    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.

    13But he said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish; unless we go and buy food for all these people.

  • Luke 14:1
    72%

    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.

  • Matt 22:43
    71%

    43He said to them, How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

  • Matt 15:33
    71%

    33And his disciples said to him, Where should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

  • Mark 7:5
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    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?

  • Mark 3:4
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    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.

  • Matt 9:11
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    11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?

  • Mark 3:20
    71%

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

  • Mark 8:4
    71%

    4And his disciples answered him, From where can anyone satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?

  • Mark 8:16
    70%

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

  • Matt 15:2
    70%

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

  • Mark 6:36-37
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

    37He answered and said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them to eat?

  • Mark 12:35
    70%

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

  • Luke 5:33
    70%

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

  • 2 Sam 3:35
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    35And when all the people came to cause David to eat food while it was yet day, David swore, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else until the sun is down.

  • Matt 16:7
    70%

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

  • Luke 14:3
    70%

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

  • Matt 16:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread, but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees?

    12Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

  • Mark 2:16
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    16And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eating with tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, How is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?

  • Luke 24:43
    70%

    43And he took it and ate in their presence.

  • John 6:31
    69%

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

  • 1 Chr 12:39
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    39They were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them.

  • Matt 9:14
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    14Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but your disciples do not fast?

  • Mark 7:2
    69%

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