Bible Verses About Ecclesiasticism: Arrogance of

On seeing this, the P'rushim said to him, "Look! Your talmidim are violating Shabbat!"

But he said to them, "Haven't you ever read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?

He entered the House of God and ate the Bread of the Presence!" -- which was prohibited, both to him and to his companions; it is permitted only to the cohanim.

"Or haven't you read in the Torah that on Shabbat the cohanim profane Shabbat and yet are blameless?

I tell you, there is in this place something greater than the Temple!

If you knew what `I want compassion rather than animal-sacrifice' meant, you would not condemn the innocent.