Luke 6:4

Luke 6:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
• New International Version (NIV)He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)how 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?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?”

Context of Luke 6:4

2But some Pharisees said, “Why are you breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?” 3Jesus replied, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He went into the house of God and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests can eat. He also gave some to his companions.” 5And Jesus added, “The Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath.” 6On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching.

Luke 6:4 word by word

ὡς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως λαβὼν ἔφαγεν καὶ ἔδωκεν τοῖς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ οὓς οὐκ ἔξεστιν φαγεῖν εἰ μὴ μόνους τοὺς ἱερεῖς;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• he wentεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• did takeλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• the shewbreadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• ·πρόθεσιςprothesis · purposeG4286
• gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• it isἔξεστι, ἐξόνexesti · be permittedG1832
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ·εἰei · if: notG1487
• butμήmē · notG3361
• for the priestsἱερεύςhiereus · priestG2409
• aloneμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441

Cross-references for Luke 6:4

• Leviticus 24:5“You must bake twelve flat loaves of bread from choice flour, using four quarts of flour for each loaf.

Commentaries on Luke 6:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4After this verse, the Codex Bezae and two ancient MSS. quoted by Wechel, have the following extraordinary addition: ͅ ͅ ̔ͅ ͅ ͅ, ͅ, , ; , . On the same day, seeing one working on the Sabbath, he said unto him, Man, if indeed thou knowest what thou dost, blessed art thou; but if thou knowest not, thou art cursed, and art a transgressor of the law. Whence this strange addition proceeded, it is hard to tell. The meaning seems to be this: If thou now workest…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11The conflicts between Jesus and the religious leaders continued with two disagreements about the Sabbath. The law of Moses required the Jews to rest on the Sabbath (Exodus 20:8–11; Deuteronomy 5:13–14). But the Pharisees had forgotten that the real reason for the Sabbath was to benefit human beings.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 6:4

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