# 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]])