Study Desk

Now it happened that Jesus was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath, and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.

And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

And Jesus, answering them, said, "Have you not even read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him,

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;

how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?"

How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

And He was saying to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.