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But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath. But he said unto them, [a]Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him; how he entered into the house of God, and [b]ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:3 1 Sam. 21:6.
  2. Matthew 12:4 Some ancient authorities read they ate.