Matthew 12:3
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 12
“But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;”Matthew 12:3
What Does Matthew 12:3 Mean?
Matthew 12:3 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 12, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Matthew 12:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 21:3“Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.”Matthew 9:13“But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”Luke 6:3“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;”Mark 2:25“And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?”Matthew 21:16“And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?”Mark 12:10“And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:”Matthew 12:5“Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?”Matthew 22:31“But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,”Mark 12:26“And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?”1 Samuel 21:4“And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.”1 Samuel 21:6“So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.”Matthew 19:4“And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,”Luke 10:26“He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?”Leviticus 10:20“And when Moses heard that, he was content.”Leviticus 24:8“Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.”Psalms 119:139“My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.”
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