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

¹ In that time Jesus went in the sabbaths through the standing corn and his disciples were hungry, and begen to pluck the ears, end eat. ² And the Pharisees, seeing, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not lawful to do in the sabbath.

³ And he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they with him; ⁴ How he went into the house of God, and ate the loaves of setting up, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor those with him, but for the priests alone? ⁵ Or have ye not read in the law, that in the sabbaths, the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are innocent? ⁶ But I say to you, That he here is greater than the temple. ⁷ And if ye knew what it is, I will mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the innocent. ⁸ For the Lord of the sabbath is also the Son of man.

²³ And it was he passed by through the standing corn in the sabbaths: and his disciples began to make the way, picking out the ears of corn. ²⁴ And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they in the sabbaths what is not lawful

²⁵ And he said to them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and hungered, himself, and those with him? ²⁶ How he went into the house of God to Abiathar the chief priest, and ate the loaves of setting up, which is not lawful to eat but for priests, and gave to those being with him? ²⁷ And he said to them, The sabbath was for man, and not man for the sabbath: ²⁸ Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

¹ And it was in the second first sabbath, he went through the standing corn; and his disciples pulled out the ears of corn, and ate, crumbling in small pieces with hands. ² And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do in the sabbaths

³ And having answered to them, Jesus said, Have ye not read this, which David did when he hungered, and they being with him; ⁴ How he went into the house of God, and took the loaves of the setting before, and ate, and gave also to those with him; which is not lawful to eat, except for priests alone? ⁵ And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.