Luke 6:5

Luke 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

Context of Luke 6:5

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.” Then he told them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” 6On another Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 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 6:5 word by word

καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς κύριός ἐστιν τοῦ σαββάτου ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• the Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• of the sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521

Cross-references for Luke 6:5

• Matthew 11:5The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,
• Mark 2:27Then he told them, “The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath.
• Mark 9:7A cloud appeared, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my beloved Son; listen to him!”
• Revelation 1:10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet

Commentaries on Luke 6:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Lord of the Sabbath: The saying is a play on words with a double meaning: Son of man often means "human being." So Jesus was affirming that the Sabbath day was made to serve human beings. Son of Man was also a title for the Christ (God's chosen king; see Daniel 7:13–14). Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath because he created it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Lord also--rather "even" (as in Mt 12:8). of the sabbath--as naked a claim to all the authority of Him who gave the law at Mount Sinai as could possibly be made; that is, "I have said enough to vindicate the men ye carp at on My account: but in this place is the Lord of the law, and they have His sanction." (See Mr 2:28.) (See on Mt 12:9-15 and Mr 3:1-7.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 6:5

• Church
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sabbath
• 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