Matthew 12:4


(KJV) How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
(1611 KJV) How he entred into the house of God, and did eate the shew bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but, only for the Priests?
(1587 Geneva Bible) Howe he entred into ye house of God, and did eate the shewe bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but onely for the Priestes?
(1568 Bishops Bible) Howe he entred into the house of God, and did eate the shew bread, which was not lawfull for hym to eate, neither for them which were with hym, but only for the priestes?
(1539 Great Bible) How he entred into the house of God, and did eate the shewe breades which were not lawfull for hym to eate, nether for them which were with hym, but onely for the prestes?
(1537 Matthews Bible) How he entred into the house of God, & eate the halowed louwes, which were not lawful, for him to eate, neyther for them which were with him but onlye for the priestes.
(1535 Coverdale Bible) How he entred in to the house of God, & ate the shew breds which were not laufull for him to eate, nether for the yt were with him, but onely for the prestes?
(1526 Tyndale) How he entred into the housse of God and ate ye halowed loves which were not lawfull for him to eate nether for the which were wt him but only for ye prestes.

Counterfeit Versions
(CEB) He went into God’s house and broke the law by eating the bread of the presence, which only the priests were allowed to eat.
(CSB) how he entered the house of God, and they ate the bread of the Presence ​— ​which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?
(Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition) How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for them that were with him, but for the priests only?
(ESV) how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
(NRSV) He entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests.
(RSV) how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

Textus Receptus - Traditional Text
πως εισηλθεν εις τον οικον του θεου και τους αρτους της προθεσεως εφαγεν ους ουκ εξον ην αυτω φαγειν ουδε τοις μετ αυτου ει μη τοις ιερευσιν μονοις

Hort-Westcott - Critical Text
πως εισηλθεν εις τον οικον του θεου και τους αρτους της προθεσεως εφαγον ο ουκ εξον ην αυτω φαγειν ουδε τοις μετ αυτου ει μη τοις ιερευσιν μονοις

Corrupted Manuscripts
None

Affected Teaching
Here we see in this term “bread of presence” a very Roman Catholic term denoting Transubstantiation which Catholics believe that after consecration the bread and wine turn into the body and blood of Christ. We see this very openly in the ESV which is a very popular version in many churches today. Below are some quotations from Roman Catholic websites which speak of the “presence.”

From - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05573a.htm


In order to forestall at the very outset, the unworthy notion, that in the Eucharist we receive merely the Body and merely the Blood of Christ but not Christ in His entirety, the Council of Trent defined the Real Presence to be such as to include with Christ's Body and His Soul and Divinity as well. A strictly logical conclusion from the words of promise: "he that eateth me the same also shall live by me", this Totality of Presence was also the constant property of tradition, which characterized the partaking of separated parts of the Savior as a sarcophagy (flesh-eating) altogether derogatory to God.


From the Roman Catholic Catechism - http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c1a3.htm

1376 The Council of Trent summarizes the Catholic faith by declaring: "Because Christ our Redeemer said that it was truly his body that he was offering under the species of bread, it has always been the conviction of the Church of God, and this holy Council now declares again, that by the consecration of the bread and wine there takes place a change of the whole substance of the bread into the substance of the body of Christ our Lord and of the whole substance of the wine into the substance of his blood. This change the holy Catholic Church has fittingly and properly called transubstantiation."

1377 The Eucharistic presence of Christ begins at the moment of the consecration and endures as long as the Eucharistic species subsist. Christ is present whole and entire in each of the species and whole and entire in each of their parts, in such a way that the breaking of the bread does not divide Christ.

1378 Worship of the Eucharist. In the liturgy of the Mass we express our faith in the real presence of Christ under the species of bread and wine by, among other ways, genuflecting or bowing deeply as a sign of adoration of the Lord. "The Catholic Church has always offered and still offers to the sacrament of the Eucharist the cult of adoration, not only during Mass, but also outside of it, reserving the consecrated hosts with the utmost care, exposing them to the solemn veneration of the faithful, and carrying them in procession."

Matthews 12:4 is not the only verse in the ESV which has replaced Shewbread with the Roman Catholic Bread of the Presence.  There are ten more verses which have been mutilated in this fashion.  I have posted them below to show you how evil the ESV is by replacing English words that have no source in the Hebrew or Greek text.  Still think the ESV is good?

 

Exodus 25:30

(ESV) And you shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before me regularly.

(KJV) And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

 

Exodus 35:13

(ESV) the table with its poles and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;

(KJV) The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,

 

Exodus 39:36

(ESV) the table with all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;

(KJV) The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,

 

Numbers 4:7

(ESV) And over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; the regular showbread also shall be on it.

(KJV) And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:

 

1 Samuel 21:6

(ESV) So the priest gave him the holy bread, for there was no bread there but the bread of the Presence, which is removed from before the Lord, to be replaced by hot bread on the day it is taken away.

(KJV) So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

 

1 Kings 7:48

(ESV) So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the Lord: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence,

(KJV) And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,

 

2 Chronicles 4:19

(ESV) So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables for the bread ofthe Presence,

(KJV) And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;

 

Mark 2:26

(ESV) how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the 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?”

(KJV) How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

 

Luke 6:4

(ESV) how he entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?”

(KJV) How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

 

Hebrews 9:2

(ESV) For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence. It is called the Holy Place.

(KJV) For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

 

 

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