Mark 2:26

Mark 2:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
• New International Version (NIV)In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him?”

Context of Mark 2:26

24So the Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?” 25He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry – how he entered the house of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the sacred bread, which is against the law for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to his companions?” 27Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath. 28For this reason the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

Mark 2:26 word by word

πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ Ἀβιαθὰρ ἀρχιερέως καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως ἔφαγεν οὓς οὐκ ἔξεστιν φαγεῖν εἰ μὴ τοὺς ἱερεῖς, καὶ ἔδωκεν καὶ τοῖς σὺν αὐτῷ οὖσιν;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• he wentεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• in the days ofἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• AbiatharἈβιαθάρAbiathar · AbiatharG8
• the high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• did eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• the shewbreadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• the shewbreadπρόθεσιςprothesis · purposeG4286
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• isἔξεστι, ἐξόνexesti · be permittedG1832
• notοὐou · noG3756
• butεἰei · if: notG1487
• butμήmē · notG3361
• for the priestsἱερεύςhiereus · priestG2409
• gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Mark 2:26

• 2 Samuel 8:17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe;
• 1 Chronicles 18:16Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
• 1 Kings 2:26The king then told Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your property in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but today I will not kill you because you did carry the ark of the sovereign Lord before my father David and you suffered with my father through all his difficult times.”
• 1 Kings 2:27Solomon dismissed Abiathar from his position as priest of the Lord, fulfilling the decree of judgment the Lord made in Shiloh against the family of Eli.
• 1 Samuel 22:20But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped and fled to David. His name was Abiathar.
• 1 Samuel 23:6Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he had brought with him an ephod.
• 2 Samuel 15:24Zadok and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. When they positioned the ark of God, Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had finished leaving the city.
• 2 Samuel 20:25Sheva was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.
• 1 Kings 1:7He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.
• 1 Kings 2:22King Solomon answered his mother, “Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
• 1 Kings 4:4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
• Exodus 29:32Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that was in the basket at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
• Leviticus 24:5“You must take choice wheat flour and bake twelve loaves; there must be two tenths of an ephah of flour in each loaf,

Commentaries on Mark 2:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26The days of Abiathar the high priest - It appears from 1 Samuel 21:1, which is the place referred to here, that Ahimelech was then high priest at Nob: and from 1 Samuel 22:20; 1 Samuel 23:6, and 1 Chronicles 18:16, it appears that Abiathar was the son of Ahimelech. The Persic reads Abimelech instead of Abiathar. Theophylact supposes that Abiathar was the priest, and Ahimelech or Abimelech the high priest, and thus endeavors to reconcile both the sacred…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 See Matthew 12:1-8. The cornfields - The fields sown with wheat or barley. The word “corn,” in the Bible, refers only to grain of that kind, and never to “maize” or “Indian corn.” To pluck the ears of corn - They were hungry, Matthew 12:1. They therefore gathered the wheat or barley as they walked and rubbed it in their hands to shell it, and thus to satisfy their appetite. Though our Lord was with them, and though he had all things at his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 The sabbath is a sacred and Divine institution; a privilege and benefit, not a task and drudgery. God never designed it to be a burden to us, therefore we must not make it so to ourselves. The sabbath was instituted for the good of mankind, as living in society, having many wants and troubles, preparing for a state of happiness or misery. Man was not made for the sabbath, as if his keeping it could be of service to God, nor was he commanded…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-26Jesus answered by referring to an event in the life of King David (1 Samuel 21). David and his men ate the sacred bread, the twelve loaves in the tabernacle that only priests were allowed to eat (see Leviticus 24:5–9). In that sense, they did what the law did not permit. But Jesus showed that a deeper principle was also at work (Mark 2:27–28).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 2:26

• Ahimelech
• Jesus, the Christ
• Shewbread (Showbread)

In the dictionaries

• Abiathar
• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• High priest
• House of God
• Blaspheme
• Blasphemy
• Press
• Sabbath
• Ahimelech

Commentaries on Mark 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings