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Mark 2:23

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Jesus and his crew were walking through some grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples started picking heads of grain as they went.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes doing what you need to do matters more than following every single rule.

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