Matthew 12:1 Cross References

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.

Deuteronomy 23:25

  1. And you may pluck a few heads of your neighbor's grain by hand, but you may not harvest it with a sickle.

Mark 2:23

  1. One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began breaking off heads of wheat.
  2. But the Pharisees said to Jesus, "They shouldn't be doing that! It's against the law to work by harvesting grain on the Sabbath."
  3. But 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 (during the days when Abiathar was high priest), ate the special bread reserved for the priests alone, and then gave some to his companions. That was breaking the law, too."
  5. Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made to benefit people, and not people to benefit 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."
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