Matthew 12:4-6
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
4 How he went into the house of God and ate the loaves of the showbread—which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for the men who accompanied him, but for the priests only?
5 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?(A)
6 But I tell you, Something greater and [a]more exalted and more majestic than the temple is here!
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- Matthew 12:6 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Matthew 12:4-6
New International Version
4 He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.(A) 5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath(B) and yet are innocent? 6 I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.(C)
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