And I contended with the nobles of Judah and said to them, What evil thing is this that you do, and defile the Sabbath day?
Matthew 12:5 - Modern King James Version Or have you not read in the Law that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath and are blameless? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Or have you never read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple violate the sanctity of the Sabbath [breaking it] and yet are guiltless? [Num. 28:9, 10.] American Standard Version (1901) Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? Common English Bible Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple treat the Sabbath as any other day and are still innocent? Catholic Public Domain Version Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath, and they are without guilt? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple break the sabbath, and are without blame? |
And I contended with the nobles of Judah and said to them, What evil thing is this that you do, and defile the Sabbath day?
Speak to the house of Israel. So says the Lord Jehovah: behold, I will defile My sanctuary, the glory of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities. And your sons and your daughters whom you have left shall fall by the sword.
Every sabbath he shall set it in order before Jehovah forever, from the sons of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
how he entered into the house of God and ate the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?