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Jesus answers questions about the day of rest

23 On one Jewish day of rest, Jesus and his disciples were walking through some fields where wheat was growing. While they were walking along, his disciples picked some grains of wheat. 24 Some Pharisees said to Jesus, ‘Look at what your disciples are doing. They should not do that on our day of rest. It is against God's Law.’

25 Jesus replied, ‘You have certainly read about what David did one day.[a] He and the men who were with him were very hungry. They needed food to eat.

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  1. 2:25 See 1 Samuel 21.