Matthew 12:3

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Matthew 12:3

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

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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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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:

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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;

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And He said to them, “Did you⁺ not read what David did when he was hungry, and those with him—

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 12

¹ At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

² When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

³ Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

⁴ He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

⁵ Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

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