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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus gives the Pharisees an example from scripture to show why the disciples were not wrong to pick grain on the Sabbath.
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# pick heads of grain ... doing something that is not lawful on the Sabbath day
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Plucking grain in others' fields and eating it was not considered stealing. The question was whether it was lawful to do this on the Sabbath.
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# pick heads of grain
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The disciples picked the heads of grain to eat the kernels, or seeds, in them. This can be worded to show the full meaning. Alternate translation: "pick heads of grain and eat the seeds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# heads of grain
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The "heads" are the topmost part of the wheat plant, which is a kind of tall grass. The heads hold the mature grain or seeds of the plant.
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