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;
• New International Version (NIV)He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
• 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:

Context of Matthew 12:3

1At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the grain fields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain, and to eat. 2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him; 4How he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests? 5Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

Matthew 12:3 word by word

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

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• 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
• hungryπεινάωpeinaō · to hungerG3983
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• theyμετάmeta · with/afterG3326

Cross-references for Matthew 12:3

• Matthew 12:5Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
• Matthew 19:4And he answered and said to them, Have ye not read, that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female,
• Matthew 21:16And said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith to them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
• Matthew 22:31But as concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
• Mark 12:10And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
• Luke 6:3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they who were with him;
• Luke 10:26He said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
• 1 Samuel 21:3Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or what there is present.
• Mark 2:25And he said to them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

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