Mark 2:25
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New International Version (©1984)
He answered, "Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

New Living Translation (©2007)
Jesus said to them, "Haven't you ever read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

English Standard Version (©2001)
And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him:

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And He said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions became hungry;

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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?

International Standard Version (©2008)
He asked them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
Yeshua said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in great need and was hungry, he and his companions,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Jesus asked them, "Haven't you ever read what David did when he and his men were in need and were hungry?

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And he said unto them, Have you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

American King James Version
And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungered, he, and they that were with him?

American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: Have you never read what David did when he had need, and was hungry himself, and they that were with him?

Darby Bible Translation
And he said to them, Have ye never read what David did when he had need and hungered, he and those with him,

English Revised Version
And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he and they that were with him?

Weymouth New Testament
"Have you never read," Jesus replied, "what David did when the necessity arose and he and his men were hungry:

World English Bible
He said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry--he, and those who were with him?

Young's Literal Translation
And he said to them, 'Did ye never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and those with him?

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Have ye never read ... - See the notes at Matthew 12:3.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said unto them,.... By way of answer to their question, and which was a full one, and enough to silence them:

have ye never read what David did; referring to the history in 1 Samuel 21:1.

when he had need: of bread, was in great necessity, and in the utmost distress:

and was an hungered, he, and they that were with him? which was a justifiable reason for what he and his company did; as it was for the action of the disciples; being in a like case, and therefore very appropriate to the purpose; See Gill on Matthew 12:3.


Vincent's Word Studies

Had need

Mark adds this to the was an hungered, which is in both Matthew and Luke. The analogy lay in the necessity. The had need is generic; the was hungry is specific, describing the peculiar character of the need.


Geneva Study Bible

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 Henry's Concise Commentary

2:23-28 The sabbath is a sacred and Divine institution; a privilege and benefit, not a task and drudgery. God never designed it to be a burden to us, therefore we must not make it so to ourselves. The sabbath was instituted for the good of mankind, as living in society, having many wants and troubles, preparing for a state of happiness or misery. Man was not made for the sabbath, as if his keeping it could be of service to God, nor was he commanded to keep it outward observances to his real hurt. Every observance respecting it, is to be interpreted by the rule of mercy.


Matthew 4:2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
Mark 2:24 The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?"
Mark 2:26 In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions."

Companions David Food Hungered Hungred Hungry Jesus Necessity Need Read


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?

Have. 12:20,26 Mt 19:4 21:16,42 22:31 Lu 10:26

what. 1Sa 21:3-6

Mark Chapter 2 Verse 25

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