Mark 2:25 meaning and explanation

Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

Mark 2:25, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is answering Pharisees who have just accused His disciples of breaking the Sabbath by picking grain as they walked through the fields. He points them back to Scripture: when David and his men were hungry, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for priests.

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