1 Jesus traveled on the Sabbath day through the grain-fields at that time, and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck the tops and to eat them.
Matthew 12:1 Cross References - MLV
Deuteronomy 23:25
25 When you come into your neighbor's standing grain, then you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you will not move a sickle to your neighbor's standing grain.
Mark 2:23-28
23 And he happened to travel on the Sabbath day through the grain-fields, and his disciples began to make their way plucking the tops.
24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, Behold, why are they doing what is not legal on the Sabbath day?
25 And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry? He, and those who were with him? 26 How he entered into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high-priest and ate the showbread, which is not legal to eat, except for the priests, and he also gave it to those who were together with him? 27 And he said to them, The Sabbath came to be because of man and not man because of the Sabbath; 28 so-then, the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.
25 And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry? He, and those who were with him? 26 How he entered into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high-priest and ate the showbread, which is not legal to eat, except for the priests, and he also gave it to those who were together with him? 27 And he said to them, The Sabbath came to be because of man and not man because of the Sabbath; 28 so-then, the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.
Luke 6:1-5
1 Now it happened on a second Sabbath after the first, that he was traveling through the grain-fields, and his disciples were plucking the tops, rubbing them in their hands and were eating them.
2 But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why are you doing what is not legal to practice on the Sabbaths?
3 And Jesus answered and said to them, Have you not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he and those who were with him? 4 How he entered into the house of God and took and ate the showbread, and also gave it to those who were with him; which it is not legal to eat, except for the priests only? 5 And he said to them, The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.
3 And Jesus answered and said to them, Have you not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he and those who were with him? 4 How he entered into the house of God and took and ate the showbread, and also gave it to those who were with him; which it is not legal to eat, except for the priests only? 5 And he said to them, The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.