Matthew 12:4

Free Bible Version

He went into the house of God, and he and his men ate the sacred bread that they weren't allowed to eat since it's only for the priests.

Cross References

Exodus 25:30

Place the Bread of the Presence on the table so it is always in my presence.

Leviticus 8:31

Moses told Aaron and his sons, “You are to boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and then eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of offerings for the ordination, as I ordered: ‘It is for Aaron and his sons to eat.’

Matthew 12:3

But Jesus told them, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry?

Matthew 12:5

Haven't you read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath but are not considered guilty?

Mark 2:26

“He went into God's house when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the consecrated bread which no one except the priests are permitted to eat, and gave it to his men too.”

Luke 6:4

How he went into the house of God and took the consecrated bread? He ate it, and gave it to his men too. That's not permitted either. The consecrated bread is only for the priests.”

Hebrews 9:2

The first room in the Tabernacle housed the candlestick, the table, and the sacred bread. This was called the Holy Place.

1 Samuel 21:4

“There's no ordinary bread,” the priest told David, “but there's some holy bread, as long as your men have not slept with any women lately.”

1 Samuel 21:6

So the priest gave him the holy bread as they didn't have any other bread there except this “Bread of the Presence,” which had been removed from the presence of the Lord that day and replaced with fresh bread.