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Mark 2:26 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" How he entered into God’s house at the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?” "

Mark 2:26

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24 The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”

25 He said to them, “Did you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry—he, and those who were with him?

26 How he entered into God’s house at the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”

27 He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

28 Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

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Luke 6:4

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"how he entered into God’s house, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?”"

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Matthew 12:4

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"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?"

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Genesis 19:3

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"He urged them greatly, and they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate."

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1 Samuel 21:6

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"So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the show bread that was taken from before the LORD, to be replaced with hot bread in the day when it was taken away."

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Daniel 14:21

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"and took the priests with their wives and children, who showed him the secret doors, where they came in and consumed the things that were on the table."

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Luke 14:1

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"When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him."

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"When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was at home."

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"Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them."

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"When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on."

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"Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”"

Mark 2:6

"But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,"

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