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Mark 2:23

21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

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?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
KJV
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.
WEB
He was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.
ASV
And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.
DARBY
And it came to pass that he went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples began to walk on, plucking the ears.
BLB
And it came to pass [that] He is passing along through the grainfields on the Sabbaths, and His disciples began to make [their] way, plucking the heads of grain.
ÅB
Og det skjedde at han gikk igjennom en åker på sabbaten, og hans disipler begynte å plukke aks mens de gikk der.
OTB
Og det skjedde at Jesus gikk gjennom kornåkrene på sabbaten, og disiplene hans begynte å plukke noen aks mens de gikk.
B1930
Og det skjedde at han gikk igjennem en aker på sabbaten, og hans disipler begynte å plukke aks mens de gikk der.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 23:24–25

    When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.

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  • Matthew 12:1–8

    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.

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  • Luke 6:1–5

    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.

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