Matthew 12:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Matthew 12:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 12:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?”
Matthew 12:4 — World English Bible
Matthew 12:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests? ”
Matthew 12:4 — American Standard Version
Matthew 12:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did eat, which it is not lawful to him to eat, nor to those with him, except to the priests alone?”
Matthew 12:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 12:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How he entered into the house ofGod, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only? ”
Matthew 12:4 — Darby Translation
Matthew 12:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Howe he entred into ye house of God, and did eate the shewe bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but onely for the Priestes?”
Matthew 12:4 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 12:4 in Context — Matthew 12
2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
4 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?
5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
What Does Matthew 12:4 Mean?
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