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# Connecting Statement:
Jesus responds to the Pharisees' criticism.
# to them
"to the Pharisees"
# Have you never read ... with him?
Jesus uses a question to respond to the criticism of the Pharisees. Jesus is challenging them to think about the meaning of the scriptures they have read. Alternate translation: "I know you have read about ... with him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
# when he was hungry, and the men who were with him
The phrase "were hungry" is understood from the phrase "was hungry." Alternate translation: "when he was hungry and the men who were with him were hungry" or "when he and those with him were hungry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])