To illustrate that God never purposed such an unduly rigid application of his Sabbath law, Jesus referred to an incident recorded at 1 Samuel 21: 3 - 6.
Atsaukdamies uz notikumu, kas aprakstīts 1. Samuēla 21: 3 — 6, Jēzus paskaidroja, ka Dievs nebija vēlējies, lai likums par sabatu tiktu tulkots tik nesaprātīgi stingri.