Matthew 12:3

Matthew 12:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

Context of Matthew 12:3

1At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. 2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests. 5Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

Matthew 12:3 word by word

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησεν Δαυὶδ ὅτε ἐπείνασεν καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• heὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Have yeἀναγινώσκωanaginōskō · to readG314
• notοὐou · noG3756
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• was an hungredπεινάωpeinaō · to hungerG3983
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326

Cross-references for Matthew 12:3

• Matthew 12:5Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
• Matthew 19:4“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
• Matthew 21:16“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “ ‘From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise’ ?”
• Matthew 22:31But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you,
• Mark 12:10Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
• Luke 6:3Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
• Luke 10:26“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
• 1 Samuel 21:3Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever you can find.”
• Mark 2:25He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

Commentaries on Matthew 12:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Have ye not read what David did - The original history is in 1 Samuel 21:1-6. When he was an hungered - Here hearken to Kimchi, producing the opinion of the ancients concerning this story in these words: "Our rabbins of blessed memory say, that he gave him the shew-bread, etc. The interpretation also of the clause, Yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel, is this: It is a small thing to say, that it is lawful for us to eat These Loaves…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3But he said unto them … - To vindicate his disciples, he referred them to a similar case, recorded in the Old Testament, and therefore one with which they ought to have been acquainted. This was the case of David. The law commanded that twelve loaves of bread should be laid on the table in the holy place in the tabernacle, to remain a week, and then to be eaten by the “priests only.” Their place was then supplied by fresh “bread.” This was called the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Sometimes it was right to suspend ceremonial laws (1 Samuel 21:1–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. But he said unto them, Have ye not read--or, as Mark (Mr 2:25) has it, "Have ye never read." what David did when he was an hungered, and they that were with him--(1Sa 21:1-6)Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 12:3

• Accusation, False
• David
• Ecclesiasticism
• Form
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Sabbath
• Shewbread (Showbread)
• Tradition

In the dictionaries

• David
• Adulterous
• Condemn
• Desolation
• Idle
• Judgment
• Restore
• Shewbread
• Sin
• Wither

Commentaries on Matthew 12

• 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