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Matthew 12:4 KJV
Matthew · chapter 12 · verse 4 · King James Version
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?Matthew 12:4 · King James Version
Matthew 12:4 in context
2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
4How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
Key words (Strong's)
- shewbreadartosfood composed of flour mixed with water and baked, the Israelites made it in the form of…G740 →
- shewbreadprothesisa setting forth of a thing, placing of it in view, the shewbread, twelve loaves of…G4286 →
- lawfulexestiit is lawfulG1832 →
- houseoikosa house, an inhabited house, home, any building whatever, of a palace, the house of God…G3624 →
- onlymonosalone , forsaken, destitute of help, alone, only, merelyG3441 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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