King James Version
Mark 2:25 in the King James Version says “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 w...” — study this verse from Mark chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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 · KJV
And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went , to pluck the ears of corn.
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
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?
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?
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“he said”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“need”
G5532employment, i.e., an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
“he had”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“was an hungred”
G3983to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave
“he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“they that were with”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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