Matthew 12:1-8 - Plucking Grain On The Sabbath

¹ In that season, went Jesus, on, the sabbath, through the cornfields, - and, his disciples, hungered, and began to pluck ears of corn, and to eat. ² But, the Pharisees, observing it, said unto him, Lo! thy disciples, are doing what is not allowed to do, on sabbath.

³ And he said unto them, have ye never read what, David, did, when he hungered, and they who were with him? how ⁴ he entered into the house of God and, the presence-bread, did eat, which it was not, allowable, for him to eat, nor for them who were with him, - save for the priests, alone? ⁵ Or have ye not read, in the law, that, on the sabbaths, the priests, in the temple, the sabbath, profane, and are, blameless? ⁶ But I say unto you, - Something greater than the Temple, is here! ⁷ If, however, ye had known what this meaneth - Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the blameless; ⁸ For, the Son of Man, is, Lord of the Sabbath.

²³ And it came to pass, that he, on the Sabbath, was passing through the cornfields, and his disciples began to be going forward, plucking the ears of corn. ²⁴ And, the Pharisees, were saying, - See! why are they doing, on the Sabbath, what is not allowed?

²⁵ And he saith unto them - Have ye never read what David did, when he had need and hungered, - he, and they who were with him: ²⁶ howhe entered into the house of God, while Abiathar was High-priest, and, the presence-bread, did eat, - which it is not allowed to eat, save unto the priests, - and gave, unto them also who were with him? ²⁷ And he was saying unto them - The Sabbath, for man, was made, and not, man, for, the Sabbath: ²⁸ So that the Son of Man is, Lord, even of the Sabbath.

¹ And it came to pass, on a Sabbath, that he was passing along through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking and eating the ears of corn, rubbing them with their hands. ² But, certain of the Pharisees, said - Why are ye doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?

³ And, making answer unto them, Jesus said - Have ye never read, even this, what David did when he hungered, he, and they who were with him - ⁴ How he entered into the house of God, and, the presence-bread, receiving, did eat, and gave to them who were with him, which it is not allowable to eat, save alone, to the priests? ⁵ And he was saying to them - The Son of Man is, Lord of the Sabbath.