Matthew 12:4

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for them that were with him, but for the priests only?

Cross References

Exodus 25:30

And thou shalt set upon the table loaves of proposition, in my sight always.

Leviticus 8:31

And when he had sanctified them in their vestments, he commanded them, saying: Boil the flesh before the door of the tabernacle, and there eat it. Eat ye also the loaves of consecration, that are laid in the basket, as the Lord commanded me, saying: Aaron and his sons shall eat them.

1 Samuel 21:4

And the priest answered David, saying: I have no common bread at hand, but only holy bread, if the young men be clean, especially from women?

1 Samuel 21:6

The priest therefore gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there, but only the loaves of proposition, which had been taken away from before the face of the Lord, that hot loaves might be set up.

Matthew 12:3

But he said to them: Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him:

Matthew 12:5

Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple break the sabbath, and are without blame?

Mark 2:26

How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?

Luke 6:4

How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the bread of proposition, and gave to them that were with him, which is not lawful to eat but only for the priests?

Hebrews 9:2

For there was a tabernacle made the first, wherein were the candlesticks, and the table, and the setting forth of loaves, which is called the holy.