Matthew 12:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But he said unto them ... - To vindicate his disciples, he referred them to a similar case, recorded in the Old Testament, and therefore one with which they ought to have been acquainted. This wa...
Matthew 12:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Sabbath Observance ( Mark 2:23-28 *, Luke 6:1-5 ). The incident shows that the disciples were learning their Master's teaching. Deuteronomy 23:25 allowed the practice, but the Rabbinical object...
Matthew 12:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Have ye not read. ? This question was asked by the Lord on six different occasions, and referred to seven different books of the O.T., and to ten distinct passages. See App-143. what David did....
Matthew 12:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 12:3 . Have you not read what David did? Christ employs five arguments to refute their calumny. First, he apologizes for his disciples by pleading the example of David, ( 1 Sam...
Matthew 12:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; Have ye not read what David did - The original history is in 1 Samuel 21:1-6 . When he w...
Matthew 12:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But he said unto them, &c.— Concerning this transaction see the note on Mark 2:25-26 . By the house of God is not meant the temple, for it was not then built; but the court of the tabernac...
Matthew 12:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; But he said unto them, Have ye not read [or as Mark has it, "Have ye never read"]...
Matthew 12:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Plucking Corn on the Sabbath. Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost 1-8. Plucking the corn on the sabbath ( Mark 2:23 ; Luke 6:1 ). This chapter begins the period of active conflict with the Pharisees...
Matthew 12:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Have ye not read ...? — The question was an appeal to the Pharisees on the ground where they thought themselves strongest. For them it was an argument à fortiori. Would they accuse David of sacril...
Matthew 12:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 10 The Shadow of the Cross - Matthew 11:1-30 ; Matthew 12:1-50 I-DISCOURAGEMENTS. Matthew 11:1-30 HITHERTO almost everything has been hopeful and encouraging in our Evangelist's recor...
Matthew 12:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Right Use of the Sabbath Matthew 12:1-14 The Pharisees had introduced a large number of minute and absurd restrictions on Sabbath observance; so our Lord set Himself to recover the day of r...
Matthew 12:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This chapter chronicles direct attacks on Christ. The first was petty and foolish. It is on the question of the Sabbath. The Master gives to His people the true conception of the sanctity of the Sabb...
Matthew 12:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But he said unto them, have ye not read ,.... If they had not read the Scriptures, they were very unfit persons either to be teachers, or censurers of others, and must have been very slothful and ne...
Matthew 12:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; Ver. 3. But he said unto them ] They had not proved a breach of the Sabbath, neither c...
Matthew 12:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Pharisees said, Thy disciples do what is not lawful The law of Moses so expressly allowed the plucking ears of corn as one passed through a field, that, malignant as they were, they pretended n...
Matthew 12:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

We have seen that Matthew groups events with a dispensational end in view, and chapter 12 shows a building up on Israel's part to a state of utter rejection of their Messiah. The expression "at that...
Matthew 12:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ Vindicates His Disciples. 1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred,...
Matthew 12:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 12:4 " .
Matthew 12:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Incident In The Grainfields (12:1-8). The first incident arises when Jesus and His disciples are walking through some grainfields. Being hungry they pluck some of the grain, and eat it. This i...
Matthew 12:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 12:1 . Pluck the ears of corn. —See Deuteronomy 23:25 . Matthew 12:3 . What David did .—David’s action was not an apparent contravention of the Sabbath-law, but an app...
Matthew 12:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

what David did Jesus' action ( Matthew 12:1-7 ) is highly significant. "What David did" refers to the time of his rejection and persecution by Saul. ( 1 Samuel 21:6 ). Jesus here is not so muc...
Matthew 12:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 12:2 . Thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath- day. The pharisees did not find fault with eating a few ears of barley in their hunger, while others enjoyed their...
Matthew 12:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Behold Thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day. 1. It is no new thing to see men who are otherwise learned, and are in account for their holiness in the church, to be...
Matthew 12:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 12:1-40 The opposition that our Lord met with (1) from his enemies ( Matthew 12:1-40 ); (2) from his relations ( Matthew 12:46-40 ); ,and the manner in which he de...
Matthew 12:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The objection of the Pharisees:
Matthew 12:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 21:3-6 ; Luke 10:26 ; Luke 6:3 ; Matthew 12:5 ; Matthew 19:4 ; Matthew 21:16 ; Matthew 22:31 ; Mark 12:10 ; Mark 12:26 ; Mark 2:25 ; Mark 2:26
Matthew 12:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Have ye not read what David did — And necessity was a sufficient plea for his transgressing the law in a higher instance.

Matthew 12:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 12:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 12:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 12:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 12:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 12:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 12:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 12:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 12:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 12:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 12:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 12:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 12:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 12:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 12:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 12:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 12:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 12:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 12:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 12:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 12:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 12:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 12:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 12:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 12:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 12:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 12:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes