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And the One said to them, “Did you not read [in 1 Sam 21:1-6] what David did when he was hungry, and the ones with him— how he entered into the house of God and they ate the Bread of Presentation[a] which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for the ones with him, but for the priests alone? Or did you not read in the Law that on the Sabbaths, the priests in the temple profane[b] the Sabbath and are guiltless[c]?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:4 That is, the bread ‘presented to’ or ‘set-before’ God, Lev 24:6-9. See Mk 2:26.
  2. Matthew 12:5 That is, treat as common, as an ordinary work day. In other words, the temple ministry is more important than the Sabbath. And Jesus is more important than the temple.
  3. Matthew 12:5 Or, innocent, without accusation.

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