Mat 12:4 | HCSB | STEP | how he entered the house of God , and they ate the sacred bread , which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat , but only for the priests ?

Matthew 12:4

4 how he entered the house of God, and they ate ^{▼▼Other mss read he ate} the ^{▼▼sacred bread: Literally bread of presentation; 12 loaves, representing the 12 tribes of Israel, put on the table in the holy place in the tabernacle, and later in the temple. The priests ate the previous week's loaves; Ex 25:30; 29:32; Lv 24:5-9.}sacred bread, which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests? ^c