Mark 2:23 Cross References - Lamsa

²³ And it happened that while Jesus was going through the wheat fields on the sabbath, his disciples walked and pulled up the ears of wheat.

¹ AT that time, Jesus walked on the sabbath through the wheat fields; and his disciples became hungry, and they began to pluck ears of wheat and eat. ² But when the Pharisees saw them, they said to him, Behold, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath. ³ But he said to them, Have you not read what David did, when he and those who were with him were hungry? ⁴ How he entered into the house of God, and did eat bread that was on the table of the Lord, that which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? ⁵ Or, have you not read in the book of law, that the priests in the temple disregard the sabbath, and yet are blameless? ⁶ But I say to you, that there is one here, who is greater than the temple. ⁷ But if you only knew what it means, I want mercy and not sacrifice, you would not condemn those who are blameless. ⁸ For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath.

¹ IT came to pass on the sabbath, as Jesus walked through the wheat fields, his disciples plucked ears of wheat, and rubbed them in their hands and did eat. ² But some of the men of the Pharisees said to them, Why are you doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath? ³ Jesus answered and said to them, Have you not read this, what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry? ⁴ He entered into the house of God, and took the bread that was on the table of the Lord and did eat it, and he gave it to those who were with him; that which was unlawful to eat but only for the priests. ⁵ And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath.