Matthew 12:4

Good News Translation

He went into the house of God, and he and his men ate the bread offered to God, even though it was against the Law for them to eat it—only the priests were allowed to eat that bread.

Cross References

Exodus 25:30

The table is to be placed in front of the Covenant Box, and on the table there is always to be the sacred bread offered to me.

Leviticus 8:31

Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Take the meat to the entrance of the Tent of the Lord's presence, boil it, and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, just as the Lord commanded.

Matthew 12:3

Jesus answered, “Have you never read what David did that time when he and his men were hungry?

Matthew 12:5

Or have you not read in the Law of Moses that every Sabbath the priests in the Temple actually break the Sabbath law, yet they are not guilty?

Mark 2:26

so he went into the house of God and ate the bread offered to God. This happened when Abiathar was the High Priest. According to our Law only the priests may eat this bread—but David ate it and even gave it to his men.”

Luke 6:4

He went into the house of God, took the bread offered to God, ate it, and gave it also to his men. Yet it is against our Law for anyone except the priests to eat that bread.”

Hebrews 9:2

A tent was put up, the outer one, which was called the Holy Place. In it were the lampstand and the table with the bread offered to God.

1 Samuel 21:4

The priest said, “I don't have any ordinary bread, only sacred bread; you can have it if your men haven't had sexual relations recently.”

1 Samuel 21:6

So the priest gave David the sacred bread, because the only bread he had was the loaves offered to God, which had been removed from the sacred table and replaced by fresh bread. (