Matthew 12:3

The Passion Translation

Jesus responded, “Haven’t you ever read what King David and his men did when they were hungry?

Cross References

Matthew 12:2

But when some of the Pharisees saw what was happening, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples shouldn’t be harvesting grain on the Sabbath!”

Matthew 12:4

They entered the house of God and ate the sacred bread of God’s presence, violating the law by eating bread that only the priests were allowed to eat.

Matthew 12:5

“And haven’t you read in the Torah that the priests violated the rules of the Sabbath by carrying out their duties in the temple on a Saturday, and yet they are without blame?

Matthew 19:4

“Haven’t you read the Scriptures about creation?” Jesus replied. “The Creator made us male and female from the very beginning,

Matthew 21:16

They said to Jesus, “Don’t you hear what these children are saying? This is not right!” Jesus answered, “Yes, I hear them. But have you never read the Scripture, ‘From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise’?”

Matthew 22:31

Haven’t you read what God said:

Mark 12:10

Haven’t you read what the psalmist said? The stone the builders examined and rejected has become the cornerstone, the most important stone of all?

Mark 12:26

Now, concerning the resurrection, haven’t you read in the Torah what God said to Moses at the burning bush? ‘I AM the living God, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

Luke 10:26

Jesus replied, “What do you read in the Law? How do you understand it?”

Luke 6:3

Jesus replied, “Haven’t you read the Scriptures? Haven’t you read what King David did when he was hungry?