Matthew 12:4

King James 2000

How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests?

Cross References

Exodus 25:30

And you shall set upon the table showbread before me always.

Leviticus 8:31

And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of meeting: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.

Matthew 12:3

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

Matthew 12:5

Or have you not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

Mark 2:26

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to them who were with him?

Luke 6:4

How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat, but for the priests alone?

Hebrews 9:2

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, in which was the lampstand, and the table, and the showbread; which is called the sanctuary.

1 Samuel 21:4

And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread on hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

1 Samuel 21:6

So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken away from before the LORD, to put hot bread in its place the day when it was taken away.