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 12:3
Context12:3 He 3 said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry –
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 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
