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The Lord of the Sabbath

Matthew 12:3

In 9 translations

BSB
Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
KJV
But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
WEB
But he said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:
ASV
But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;
LSV
And He said to them, “Did you not read what David did when he was hungry, himself and those with him—
YLT
And he said to them, 'Did ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, himself and those with him —
DBY
But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him?
DRC
But he said to them: Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him:
GNV
But he said vnto them, Haue ye not read what Dauid did when he was an hungred, and they that were with him?

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Spelling of Δαυὶδ: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: Δαυεὶδ; Textus Receptus: Δαβὶδ.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτὸς (“he himself”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἐπείνασεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐπείνασεν; Robinson–Pierpont add αὐτὸς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησεν Δαυὶδ ὅτε ἐπείνασεν καὶ οἱ μετʼ αὐτοῦ;
RP2018
Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησεν Δαυίδ, ὅτε ἐπείνασεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μετ’ αὐτοῦ·
TR-Boyd
Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησε Δαβίδ, ὅτε ἐπείνασεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ·
SCR1894
ο δε ειπεν αυτοις ουκ ανεγνωτε τι εποιησεν δαβιδ οτε επεινασεν αυτος και οι μετ αυτου

Who and where

👤 David◆ Corn on the Sabbath

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Samuel 21:3–6Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.” “There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have…
  • Luke 6:3Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
  • Mark 2:25–26Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful…
  • Matthew 21:16“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
  • Mark 12:10Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  • Matthew 12:5Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
  • Mark 12:26But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
  • Matthew 22:31But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
  • Matthew 19:4Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
  • Luke 10:26“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”

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