23And 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.
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When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. …
At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. …
And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-28)Christ had been put to justify himself in conversing with publicans and sinners : here he is put to justify his disciples; and in what they do according to his will he will justify them, and bear them out. I. He justifies them in their not fasting , which was turned to their reproach by the Pharisees. Why do the Pharisees and the disciples of John fast? They used to fast , the Pharisees fasted twi…
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