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Matthew 12:4

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.

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

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?

6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

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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
He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
KJV
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?
WEB
how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
ASV
how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?
DARBY
How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?
BLB
how he entered into the house of God, and they ate the loaves of the presentation, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, except for the priests only?
ÅB
Hvordan han gikk inn i Guds hus og spiste skuebrødene, som verken han eller de som var med ham hadde lov til å spise, men bare prestene?
OTB
Han gikk inn i Guds hus, og de spiste det hellige brødet, som ikke var tillatt for ham eller hans følgesvenner å spise, men bare for prestene.
B1930
hvorledes han gikk inn i Guds hus og åt skuebrødene, som hverken han eller de som var med ham hadde lov til å ete, men alene prestene?

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 24:5–9

    And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.

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  • Exodus 25:30

    And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

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  • Exodus 29:32–33

    And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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  • Leviticus 8:31

    And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.

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