ἀνέγνωτε. For the aor. see ch. Matthew 5:21 and Matthew 11:27.

βεβηλοῦσιν. By labour in removing the shewbread, preparing fire for the sacrifice, and performing the whole temple service. ‘Not merely does the sacred history relate exceptional instances of necessity, but the Law itself ordains labour on the Sabbath as a duty’ (Stier).

βεβηλοῦσιν. The verb is late. βέβηλος (βάω, βαίνω, βηλός, ‘a threshold’) lit. = ‘allowable for all to tread,’ so common, profane.

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Old Testament