Matthew 12:1-3

¹At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

²When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

³Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

— Matthew 12:1-3

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Give God your best gift; not sacrifice, but mercy! We are often tempted to focus on the gift that is costly, but not greatest, when often the greatest gift that is needed is mercy.

Cross References for Matthew 12:1-3

• 1 Samuel 21:3-6
• Deuteronomy 23:25
• Luke 6:3
• Mark 2:23-28
• Luke 6:1-5
• Mark 2:25-26
• Matthew 21:16
• Mark 12:10
• Mark 12:26
• Matthew 22:31

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