Matthew 12:4

New Living Translation

He went into the house of God, and he and his companions broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat.

Cross References

Exodus 25:30

Place the Bread of the Presence on the table to remain before me at all times.

Leviticus 8:31

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the remaining meat of the offerings at the Tabernacle entrance, and eat it there, along with the bread that is in the basket of offerings for the ordination, just as I commanded when I said, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat it.’

Matthew 12:3

Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

Matthew 12:5

And haven’t you read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath?

Mark 2:26

He went into the house of God (during the days when Abiathar was high priest) and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his companions.”

Luke 6:4

He went into the house of God and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests can eat. He also gave some to his companions.”

Hebrews 9:2

There were two rooms in that Tabernacle. In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room was called the Holy Place.

1 Samuel 21:4

“We don’t have any regular bread,” the priest replied. “But there is the holy bread, which you can have if your young men have not slept with any women recently.”

1 Samuel 21:6

Since there was no other food available, the priest gave him the holy bread—the Bread of the Presence that was placed before the Lord in the Tabernacle. It had just been replaced that day with fresh bread.