23 ^jOne Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to ^kpluck heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing ^lwhat is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25 And he said to them, “Have you never read ^mwhat David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of¹ Abiathar the high priest, and ate ⁿthe bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?”