Matthew 12:3-5
New King James Version
3 But He said to them, “Have you not read (A)what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and ate (B)the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, (C)but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in the (D)law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple [a]profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?
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Matthew 12:3-5
New International Version
3 He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(A) 4 He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.(B) 5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath(C) and yet are innocent?
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