"How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them w…" — Matthew 12:4

Matthew 12:4 · KJV

“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?”

— Matthew 12:4

Verse 3

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

Verse 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?

Matthew 12 — Context

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.

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

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?

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?

But I say unto you, That in this place is {one} greater than the temple.

Cross References

Leviticus 24:5-9

And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.

Exodus 25:30

And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

Leviticus 8:31

And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh {at} the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that {is} in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.

Exodus 29:32-33

And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that {is} in the basket, {by} the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.