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Human Need Over Ritual
Jesus responds to the Pharisees by referencing a well-known story where David, out of hunger and necessity, ate the consecrated bread—an act normally forbidden. Commentators explain that Jesus uses this precedent to show that human need can justify actions that might otherwise be seen as technical violations of ceremonial law.
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Albert Barnes
On Mark 2:25
18th Century
Theologian
Have you never read, etc. See Barnes on Matthew 12:3.
Charles Ellicott
On Mark 2:23–28
19th Century
Bishop
And it came to pass.—See Notes on Matthew 12:1-8.
As they went . . .—More literally, they began to mak…
Charles Spurgeon
On Mark 2:25–28
19th Century
Preacher
He has made it no longer a day of bondage, but a day of blessed rest and holy service for God. Works of necessity, works of piety, and works of mer…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 2:25
Jesus met the accusation of the Pharisees with a counterquestion about the time when David and his companions were hungry and ate the consecrated b…
John Gill
On Mark 2:25
17th Century
Pastor
And he said unto them
By way of answer to their question, and which was a full one, and enough to silence them:
Matthew Henry
On Mark 2:23–28
17th Century
Minister
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, there…