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 came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the cornfields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day? 3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was an hungred, he, and they that were with him; 4how he entered 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 save for the priests alone?

Luke 6:2 word by word

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

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• notοὐou · noG3756
• lawfulἔξεστι, ἐξόνexesti · be permittedG1832
• sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521

Cross-references for Luke 6:2

• Luke 6:7And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.
• Luke 5:33And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.
• Matthew 12:2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.
• Matthew 15:2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
• Matthew 23:23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, judgment, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.
• Mark 2:24And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
• John 5:9And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was the sabbath on that day.
• John 9:14Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
• Exodus 22:10If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:
• Exodus 31:15Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
• Exodus 35:2Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.
• Numbers 15:32And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the sabbath day.
• Isaiah 58:13If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, and the holy of the LORD honourable; and shalt honour it, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

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
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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