Matthew 12:4

Christian Standard Bible

how he entered the house of God, and they ate   the bread of the Presence #— #which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

Cross References

Exodus 25:30

Put the Bread of the Presence  on the table before me at all times.

Leviticus 8:31

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 for the ordination offering as I commanded:  Aaron and his sons are to eat it.

1 Samuel 21:4

The priest told him, “There is no ordinary bread on hand. However, there is consecrated bread,  but the young men may eat it  only if they have kept themselves from women.”

1 Samuel 21:6

So the priest gave him the consecrated bread,  for there was no bread there except the Bread of the Presence  that had been removed from the presence of the Lord. When the bread was removed, it had been replaced with warm bread.

Matthew 12:3

He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry:

Matthew 12:5

Or haven’t you read in the law that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent?

Mark 2:26

how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar   the high priest   and ate the bread of the Presence   #— #which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests   #— #and also gave some to his companions? ”

Luke 6:4

how he entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?   He even gave some to those who were with him.”

Hebrews 9:2

For a tabernacle was set up, and in the first room, which is called the holy place, were the lampstand, the table, and the presentation loaves.