Mark 2:23 Cross References

Mark 2:23

23: One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began breaking off heads of wheat.

Matthew 12:1

  1. At about that time Jesus was walking through some grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off heads of wheat and eating the grain.
  2. Some Pharisees saw them do it and protested, "Your disciples shouldn't be doing that! It's against the law to work by harvesting grain on the Sabbath."
  3. But Jesus said to them, "Haven't you ever read in the Scriptures what King David did when he and his companions were hungry?
  4. He went into the house of God, and they ate the special bread reserved for the priests alone. That was breaking the law, too.
  5. And haven't you ever read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath?

Luke 6:1

  1. One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples broke off heads of wheat, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate the grains.
  2. But some Pharisees said, "You shouldn't be doing that! It's against the law to work by harvesting grain on the Sabbath."
  3. Jesus replied, "Haven't you ever read in the Scriptures what King David did when he and his companions were hungry?
  4. He went into the house of God, ate the special bread reserved for the priests alone, and then gave some to his friends. That was breaking the law, too."
  5. And Jesus added, "I, the Son of Man, am master even of the Sabbath."

Deuteronomy 23:24

  1. "You may eat your fill of grapes from your neighbor's vineyard, but do not take any away in a basket.
  2. And you may pluck a few heads of your neighbor's grain by hand, but you may not harvest it with a sickle.
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