Matthew 12:4 “He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecr…”

Matthew 12:4

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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?

World English Bible

how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

American Standard Version

how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?

Geneva Bible 1599

Howe he entred into ye house of God, and did eate the shewe bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but onely for the Priestes?

Darby Translation

How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?

Young's Literal Translation

how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did eat, which it is not lawful to him to eat, nor to those with him, except to the priests alone?

Bible in Basic English

How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests?

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Cross references

“the shew-bread”

Leviticus 24:5–9 Exodus 25:30

Leviticus 24:5–9 · BSB

You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,

Exodus 25:30 · BSB

And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

“but”

Leviticus 8:31 Exodus 29:32 Exodus 29:33 Leviticus 24:9

Leviticus 8:31 · BSB

And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are t…

Exodus 29:32 · BSB

At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.

Exodus 29:33 · BSB

They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.

Leviticus 24:9 · BSB

It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD—his portion forever.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

5Or 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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