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

1Now it happened that He was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain. But some of the Pharisees said, “Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 3And Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even 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 consecrated bread which is not lawful for any to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?”

Luke 6:2 word by word

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

• But someτιςtis · oneG5100
• of the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• do you doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• is not lawfulἔξεστι, ἐξόνexesti · be permittedG1832
• on the Sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521

Cross-references for Luke 6:2

• Luke 6:7The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him.
• Luke 5:33And they said to Him, “The disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, the disciples of the Pharisees also do the same, but Yours eat and drink.”
• Matthew 12:2But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.”
• Matthew 15:2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
• Matthew 23:23“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.
• Mark 2:24The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
• John 5:9Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.
• John 9:14Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
• Exodus 22:10“If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep for him, and it dies or is hurt or is driven away while no one is looking,
• Exodus 31:15For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.
• Exodus 35:2“For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.
• Numbers 15:32Now while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the sabbath day.
• Isaiah 58:13“If because of the sabbath, you turn your foot From doing your own pleasure on My holy day, And call the sabbath a delight, the holy day of the Lord honorable, And honor it, desisting from your own ways, From seeking your own pleasure And speaking your own word,

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
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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