Matthew 12:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.”
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“He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?”
King James Version · Public Domain“how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did eat, which it is not lawful to him to eat, nor to those with him, except to the priests alone?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 12:4 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 25:30And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.
- Exodus 29:32At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.
- Leviticus 8:31And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’
- Leviticus 24:5You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,
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