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

1Once, on a day of rest—a holy day, Jesus was walking through some grainfields. His disciples were picking the heads of grain, removing the husks, and eating the grain. Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are your disciples doing something that is not right to do on the day of rest—a holy day?” 3Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his men were hungry? 4Haven’t you read how he went into the house of God, ate the bread of the presence, and gave some of it to the men who were with him? He had no right to eat those loaves. Only the priests have that right.”

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 experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely. They wanted to see whether he would heal the man on the day of rest—a holy day, so that they could find a way to accuse him of doing something wrong.
• Luke 5:33They said to him, “John’s disciples frequently fast and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. But your disciples eat and drink.”
• Matthew 12:2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing something that is not right to do on the day of rest—a holy day.”
• Matthew 15:2“Why do your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
• Matthew 23:23“How horrible it will be for you, experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give ⌞God⌟ one-tenth of your mint, dill, and cumin. But you have neglected justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the most important things in Moses’ Teachings. You should have done these things without neglecting the others.
• Mark 2:24The Pharisees asked him, “Look! Why are your disciples doing something that is not permitted on the day of rest—a holy day?”
• John 5:9The man immediately became well, picked up his cot, and walked. That happened on a day of rest—a holy day.
• John 9:14The day when Jesus mixed the spit and dirt and gave the man sight was a day of rest—a holy day.
• Exodus 22:10“This is what you must do whenever someone gives his neighbor a donkey, a bull, a sheep, or any other kind of animal to keep for him, and it dies, is injured, or is captured in war, and there are no witnesses.
• Exodus 31:15You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a day of rest—a holy day, a day when you don’t work. It is holy to the Lord. Whoever works on that day must be put to death.
• Exodus 35:2You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a holy day of rest, a day when you don’t work. It is dedicated to the Lord. Whoever does any work on this day should be put to death.
• Numbers 15:32While the Israelites were in the desert, they found a man gathering wood on the day of rest—a holy day.
• Isaiah 58:13If you stop trampling on the day of rest and doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the day of rest a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way, by not going out when you want, and by not talking idly,

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