Luke 6:3

Luke 6:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus replied, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

Context of Luke 6:3

1On a Sabbath, while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. 2But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?" And Jesus answered them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 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, and also gave it to those with him?" 5And he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."

Luke 6:3 word by word

καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς· οὐδὲ τοῦτο ἀνέγνωτε ὃ ἐποίησεν Δαυίδ, ὅτε ἐπείνασεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὄντες;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• ·πρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Have yeἀναγινώσκωanaginōskō · to readG314
• notοὐδέoude · norG3761
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• whenὁπότεhopote · when(-ever)G3698
• was an hungredπεινάωpeinaō · to hungerG3983
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326

Cross-references for Luke 6:3

• Matthew 12:3He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:
• Matthew 19:4He answered, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,
• Matthew 21:16and they said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes; have you never read, "'Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise'?"
• Matthew 22:31And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God:
• Mark 2:25And he said to them, "Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him:
• Mark 12:10Have you not read this Scripture: "'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
• 1 Samuel 21:3Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever is here."

Commentaries on Luke 6:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3What David did - See on Mark 2:26, Mark 2:27; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3While fleeing from Saul (1 Samuel 21), David and his companions went to Nob, a place where the tabernacle was located. The priest Ahimelech gave them the consecrated Bread of the Presence (special bread set before God) that only priests were allowed to eat (Exodus 25:30; Leviticus 24:9). Jesus meant that meeting human needs is more important than strictly following the law. There may also be a comparison between David and Jesus, since both were chosen and…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 6:3

• Jesus, the Christ
• Sabbath
• Shewbread (Showbread)
• Tradition

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Abundance
• Gospels
• Hate
• Reproach
• Thanks
• Unthankful
• Hunger

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