Matthew 12:5

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Or have you never read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple violate the sanctity of the Sabbath [breaking it] and yet are guiltless? [Num. 28:9, 10.]

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:17

Then I reproved the nobles of Judah and said, What evil thing is this that you do–profaning the Sabbath day?

Ezekiel 24:21

Speak to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will profane My sanctuary–[in which you take] pride as your strength, the desire of your eyes, and the pity and sympathy of your soul [that you would spare with your life]; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind shall fall by the sword.

Leviticus 24:8

Every Sabbath day Aaron shall set the showbread in order before the Lord continually; it is on behalf of the Israelites, an everlasting covenant.

Matthew 12:4

How he went into the house of God and ate the loaves of the showbread–which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for the men who accompanied him, but for the priests only?

Matthew 12:6

But I tell you, Something greater and more exalted and more majestic than the temple is here!