Matthew 12:4-6
New Testament for Everyone
4 they went into God’s house and ate the holy bread which neither he nor his men were allowed to eat—only the priests had that right. 5 Or didn’t you read in the law that the priests in the Temple do things on the sabbath which are against sabbath law—and they aren’t guilty? 6 Let me tell you this: something greater than the Temple is here.
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Matthew 12:4-6
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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.(A) 5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath(B) and yet are innocent? 6 I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.(C)
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