Matthew 12:4

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

How he went into the house of God, and ate the loaves of setting up, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor those with him, but for the priests alone?

Cross References

Exodus 25:30

Give upon the table the bread of the face before me continually.

Leviticus 8:31

And Moses will say to Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tent of appointment; and there ye shall eat it, and the bread which is in the basket of the fillings up, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.

Matthew 12:3

And he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they with him;

Matthew 12:5

Or have ye not read in the law, that in the sabbaths, the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are innocent?

Mark 2:26

How he went into the house of God to Abiathar the chief priest, and ate the loaves of setting up, which is not lawful to eat but for priests, and gave to those being with him?

Luke 6:4

How he went into the house of God, and took the loaves of the setting before, and ate, and gave also to those with him; which is not lawful to eat, except for priests alone?

Hebrews 9:2

For the first tent was prepared; (in which was the chandelier, and table, and the setting up of the loaves;) which is called holy.

1 Samuel 21:4

And the priest will answer David and say, No common bread under my hand, but there is consecrated bread; if the boys watched themselves only from women.

1 Samuel 21:6

And the priest will give to him the holy, for there was not there bread except the bread of the face, being taken away from before Jehovah to put hot bread in the day of taking it