KJV King James Version
But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
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Matthew 12:3
But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
WEB World English Bible
But he said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;
ASV American Standard Version
But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he said to them, ‘Did ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, himself and those with him—
Surrounding context — Matthew 12
1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
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;
4 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heοὐκG3756 · ounoἀνέγνωτεG314 · anaginōskōto readτίG5101 · tiswhich?ἐποίησενG4160 · poieōto do/make: doΔαυὶδG1138 · Daueid, Dauid, DabidDavidὅτεG3753 · hotewhenἐπείνασενG3983 · peinaōto hungerκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoμετ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterαὐτοῦ;G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
1 Samuel 21:3-6Now therefore what is under thine hand? give [me] five [loaves of] bread in mine hand, or what there is present.Luke 6:3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;Mark 2:25-26And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?Mark 12:10And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:Matthew 21:16And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?Mark 12:26And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?Matthew 12:5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?Matthew 22:31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,Matthew 19:4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made [them] at the beginning made them male and female,Luke 10:26He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
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