Matthew 12:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?”

Matthew 12:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 12:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 12:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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?”

Matthew 12:4 — World English Bible

Matthew 12:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?”

Matthew 12:4 — American Standard Version

Matthew 12:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did eat, which it is not lawful to him to eat, nor to those with him, except to the priests alone?”

Matthew 12:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 12:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?”

Matthew 12:4 — Darby Translation

Matthew 12:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Howe he entred into ye house of God, and did eate the shewe bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but onely for the Priestes?”

Matthew 12:4 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 12:4 in Context — Matthew 12

2 Quando os fariseus viram, disseram-lhe: Eis que os teus discípulos fazem o que não é lícito fazer no sábado.

3 Ele, porém, lhes disse: Não lestes o que Davi fez quando teve fome, ele e os que com ele estavam,

4 Como ele entrou na casa de Deus, e comeu os pães da proposição, que a ele não era lícito comer, nem também aos que com ele estavam, a não ser somente aos sacerdotes?

5 Ou não lestes na Lei que, nos sábados, os sacerdotes no Templo profanam o sábado, sem se tornarem culpados?

6 Eu, porém, vos digo que o maior que o Templo está aqui.

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What Does Matthew 12:4 Mean?

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