Matthew 12:5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

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

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:17

I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them: “What is this evil you are doing — profaning the Sabbath day?

Ezekiel 24:21

‘Say to the house of Israel: This is what the Lord God says: I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your heart. Also, the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.

Leviticus 24:8

The bread is to be set out before the Lord every Sabbath day as a perpetual covenant obligation on the part of the Israelites.

Matthew 12:4

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

Matthew 12:6

But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!