Matthew 12:4–5
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?
How he entred into the house of God, and did eate the shew bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, *but, only for the Priests?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceExod. 29.33. leuit. 8.31. and 24.9.
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?
Or haue yee not read in the *law, how that on the Sabbath dayes the Priests in the Temple profane the Sabbath, and are blamelesse?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceNum. 28.9.
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From verse 4
- Leviticus 24:5–9Rank 1 from verse 4
5¶ And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
6And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord.
7And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
8Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
9And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute.
5¶ And thou shalt take fine flowre, and bake twelue *cakes thereof: two tenth deales shall be in one cake.
6And thou shalt set them in two rowes, sixe on a row vpon the pure Table, before the LORD.
7And thou shalt put pure frankincense vpon ech row, that it may bee on the bread for a memorial, euen an offering made by fire vnto the LORD.
8Euery Sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an euerlasting couenant.
9And *it shall be Aarons and his sonnes, and they shall eate it in the holy place: for it is most holy vnto him, of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, by a perpetuall statute.
- Exodus 25:30Rank 2 from verse 4
- Leviticus 8:31Rank 3 from verse 4
31¶ And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
31¶ And Moses said vnto Aaron and to his sonnes, Boile the flesh at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and there *eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sonnes shall eat it.
- Exodus 29:32–33Rank 4 from verse 4
32And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
33And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.
32And Aaron and his sonnes shall eate the flesh of the ramme, and the *bread that is in the basket, by the doore of the Tabernacle of the Cōgregation.
33And they shall eate those things, wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctifie them: but a stranger shall not eate thereof, because they are holy.
From verse 5
- Numbers 28:9–10Rank 1 from verse 5
9¶ And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:
10This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
9¶ And on the Sabbath day, two lambes of the first yeere without spot, and two tenth deales of flowre for a meate offering mingled with oyle, and the drinke offering thereof.
10 This is the burnt offring of euery Sabbath, beside the continuall burnt offering, and his drinke offering.
- John 7:22–23Rank 2 from verse 5
22Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
23If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
22*Moses therefore gaue vnto you Circumcision (not because it is of Moses, *but of the fathers) and yee on the Sabbath day circumcise a man.
23If a man on the Sabbath day receiue circumcision, ‖that the Lawe of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I haue made a man euery whit whole on the Sabbath day?
- Nehemiah 13:17Rank 3 from verse 5
- Ezekiel 24:21Rank 4 from verse 5
21Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
21†Speake vnto the house of Israel; Thus saith the LORD God; Behold, I will prophane my sanctuarie, the excellencie of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soule pitieth; and your sonnes and your daughters, whom yee haue left, shall fall by the sword.
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Matthew 12:4
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of enter, meaning to go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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house of God
Sense 1: A dwelling or place of worship identified with God. Sense 2: The household or church of God.
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The one true God.
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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Allowed, permitted, authorized, valid, right, or in agreement with the governing law or command applicable to the matter.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.
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Matthew 12:5
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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To perceive and understand written words, whether silently or by uttering them aloud.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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An appointed holy rest or cessation from ordinary labour; especially the seventh-day rest, or a sabbatical rest for the land.
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Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.
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Sense 1: A sacred house, building, or place devoted to the worship or presence of God or an idol. Sense 2: Christ's body, expressly called the temple of his body. Sense 3: A believer's body, or believers collectively, called the temple of God or of the Holy Ghost. Sense 4: The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, expressly called the temple of the city.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Unholy, irreverent, defiled, or common in contrast with consecrated; to profane is to dishonour, desecrate, defile, or treat as common.
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Free from a charge, fault, or cause of censure in the matter or standing described; without rebuke or proved blame.
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3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
3But he said vnto them, Haue yee not read *what Dauid did when hee was an hungred, and they that were with him,
4How 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?
4How he entred into the house of God, and did eate the shew bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, *but, only for the Priests?
Selected passage5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
5Or haue yee not read in the *law, how that on the Sabbath dayes the Priests in the Temple profane the Sabbath, and are blamelesse?
Selected passage6But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
6But I saye vnto you, that in this place is one greater then the Temple.