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Luke 6:1
1On a Jewish day of rest, Jesus and his disciples were walking through some fields where wheat was growing. His disciples began to pick some of the wheat. They were rubbing it between their hands and eating the seeds.
Luke 6:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
- New International Version (NIV)One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels.
- English Standard Version (ESV)On a Sabbath, while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands.
Context of Luke 6:1
On a Jewish day of rest, Jesus and his disciples were walking through some fields where wheat was growing. His disciples began to pick some of the wheat. They were rubbing it between their hands and eating the seeds. 2Some of the Pharisees were walking with them. They said, ‘You should not be doing that on our day of rest. It is against God's Law.’ 3Jesus replied, ‘You have certainly read about what David did one day. He and the men who were with him were hungry.
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Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν σαββάτῳ διαπορεύεσθαι αὐτὸν διὰ σπορίμων, καὶ ἔτιλλον οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἤσθιον τοὺς στάχυας ψώχοντες ταῖς χερσίν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the secondδευτερόπρωτοςdeuteroprōtos · second-firstG1207
- sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
- thatδιαπορεύωdiaporeuomai · to go throughG1279
- heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- the corn fieldsσπόριμοςsporimos · grainfieldG4702
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
- pluckedτίλλωtillō · to pluckG5089
- the ears of cornστάχυςstachus · head of grainG4719
- did eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
- rubbingψώχωpsōchō · to rubG5597
- inχείρcheir · handG5495
Cross-references for Luke 6:1
- Exodus 12:15For seven days, you must eat flat bread that has no yeast in it. On the first day of the Passover festival, you must take all the yeast out of your houses. During those seven days, if anyone eats bread with yeast in it, he will no longer belong to my people, the Israelites.
- Leviticus 23:7On the first day the people must meet together and they must not work.
- Deuteronomy 16:9Count seven weeks from the first day that you bring in crops of grain from your fields.
- Matthew 12:1On a Jewish day of rest, Jesus was walking through some fields where wheat was growing. His disciples were hungry. So they began to pick some of the grains of wheat. They began to eat them.
- Mark 2:23On one Jewish day of rest, Jesus and his disciples were walking through some fields where wheat was growing. While they were walking along, his disciples picked some grains of wheat.
- Deuteronomy 23:25If you go into your neighbour's field of grain, you may eat some of it. You may pick some grain with your hands, but do not use a knife to cut it down.
Commentaries on Luke 6:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1On the second Sabbath after the first - ͅ ͅ, In the first Sabbath after the second. What does this mean? In answering this question, commentators are greatly divided. Dr. Whitby speaks thus: "After the first day of the passover, (which was a Sabbath, Exodus 12:16;), ye shall count unto you seven Sabbaths complete, Leviticus 23:15, reckoning that day for the first of the first week, which was therefore called , the first Sabbath from the second day of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Second sabbath after the first - See the notes at Matthew 12:1. This phrase has given great perplexity to commentators. A “literal” translation would be, “on the Sabbath called “second first,”” or second first Sabbath. The word occurs nowhere else. It is therefore exceedingly difficult of interpretation. The most natural and easy explanation is that proposed by Scaliger. The “second day” of the Passover was a great festival, on which the wave-sheaf was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The disciples pluck corn on the sabbath. (1-5) Works of mercy suitable to the sabbath day. (6-11) The apostles chosen. (12-19) Blessings and woes declared. (20-26) Christ exhorts to mercy. (27-36) And to justice and sincerity. (37-49) Verses 1-5 Christ justifies his disciples in a work of necessity for themselves on the sabbath day, and that was plucking the ears of corn when they were hungry. But we must take heed that we mistake not this liberty for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1His disciples began to pick the heads of grain: The law allowed this kind of grazing while walking through someone else’s field (Deuteronomy 23:24–25).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
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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
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