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But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, what your disciples are doing is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

But he said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered God’s house and ate the Bread of the Presence, which was lawful only for the priests to eat, not for him or his companions.

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When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”(A)

He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(B) 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.(C)

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