Reference

Matthew 12:1

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.
1

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.

2

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

3

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Jesus and the Sabbath
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse mentions "the sabbath day" but does not explicitly state it is the *seventh* day, nor does it define or describe the Sabbath as a day of rest.

Jesus and the Sabbath

The verse primarily describes the actions of Jesus and his disciples (walking through corn, eating), with the mention of the Sabbath merely providing a temporal setting for these actions rather than being the direct subject of Jesus's activity or teaching.