Mark 2:25
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?
Mark 2:25 in other translations
| BSB | Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? |
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| WEB | 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? |
| ASV | 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? |
| YLT | And he said to them, ‘Did ye never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and those with him? |
| DARBY | And he said to them, Have ye never read what David did when he had need and hungered, he and those with him, |
| BBE | And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him? |
| Webster | 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? |
What does Mark 2:25 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 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…
Mark 2:25 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 2:25
- 1 Samuel 21:3-6
Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
- Luke 10:26
He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
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Context
- Mark 2:24
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
- Mark 2:25
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?
- Mark 2:26
How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
Mark 2:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él les dijo: ¿Nunca leísteis qué hizo David cuando tuvo necesidad, y tuvo hambre, él y los que con él estaban: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et lui leur dit: N’avez-vous jamais lu ce que fit David quand il fut dans le besoin et qu’il eut faim, lui et ceux qui étaient avec lui, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu ihnen: Habt ihr nie gelesen, was David tat, als er Mangel hatte und als ihn und die bei ihm waren, hungerte? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait illis: Numquam legistis quid fecerit David, quando necessitatem habuit, et esuriit ipse, et qui cum eo erant? |