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“Why,” asked some Pharisees, “are you doing something that isn’t permitted on the sabbath?”

“Haven’t you read what David did?” replied Jesus. “When he and his men were hungry, he went into God’s house and took the ‘bread of the presence,’ which no one but the priests was allowed to eat. He ate some, and gave it to his companions.

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Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”(A)

Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(B) He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat.(C) And he also gave some to his companions.”

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