Discovery BoxMatthew 12:1 
ContextLord of the Sabbath
12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a Sabbath. His 1 disciples were hungry, and they began to pick heads of wheat 2 and eat them.
Matthew 25:35
Context25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
Matthew 25:37
Context25:37 Then the righteous will answer him, 3 ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
Matthew 25:42
Context25:42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink.
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn Or “heads of grain.” While the generic term στάχυς (stacus) can refer to the cluster of seeds at the top of grain such as barley or wheat, in the NT the term is restricted to wheat (L&N 3.40; BDAG 941 s.v. 1).
3 tn Grk “answer him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
