Luke 6:2

Luke 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
• New International Version (NIV)Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”

Context of Luke 6:2

1On a Sabbath, he passed through the grainfields. His disciples were picking heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 3Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David and those who were with him did when he was hungry — 4how he entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat? He even gave some to those who were with him.”

Luke 6:2 word by word

τινὲς δὲ τῶν Φαρισαίων εἶπαν τί ποιεῖτε ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν τοῖς σάββασιν;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• of the Phariseesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• do yeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• that whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• isἔξεστι, ἐξόνexesti · be permittedG1832
• notοὐou · noG3756
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sabbath daysσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521

Cross-references for Luke 6:2

• Luke 6:7The scribes and Pharisees were watching him closely, to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against him.
• Luke 5:33Then they said to him, “John’s disciples fast often and say prayers, and those of the Pharisees do the same, but yours eat and drink.”
• Matthew 12:2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “See, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”
• Matthew 15:2“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat.”
• Matthew 23:23“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law — justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.
• Mark 2:24The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
• John 5:9Instantly the man got well, picked up his mat, and started to walk. Now that day was the Sabbath,
• John 9:14The day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
• Exodus 22:10“When a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to care for, but it dies, is injured, or is stolen, while no one is watching,
• Exodus 31:15Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord. Anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
• Exodus 35:2For six days work is to be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord. Anyone who does work on it must be executed.
• Numbers 15:32While the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
• Isaiah 58:13“If you keep from desecrating the Sabbath, from doing whatever you want on my holy day; if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, seeking your own pleasure, or talking business;

Commentaries on Luke 6:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Which is not lawful - See on Matthew 12:2-8; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?: They did not accuse the disciples of stealing grain, but of working on the Sabbath day. They were breaking rules established by oral tradition.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-5(See on Mt 12:1-8 and Mr 2:23-28.) 1. second sabbath after the first--an obscure expression, occurring here only, generally understood to mean, the first sabbath after the second day of unleavened bread. The reasons cannot be stated here, nor is the opinion itself quite free from difficulty.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 6:2

• Jesus, the Christ
• Sabbath
• Technicalities
• Tradition

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Commentaries on Luke 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings