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Matthew 12:1-8 (NET)

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1 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pick heads of wheat and eat them. 2 But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath." 3 He said to them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry 4 how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty? 6 I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. 7 If you had known what this means: 'I want mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 1) Should work be done or not on the Sabbath? Disciples picked some heads of grain

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 2) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 3) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 4) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 5) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 6) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 7) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)
(v. 8) Jesus - The Lord (part 2) (2010-06-28)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 1) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 2) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 3) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 4) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 5) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 6) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 7) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 8) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)

Definition(s):
David (Deh-vidd): well-beloved, dear
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Pharisees (Fehr-iss-ees): set apart