Luke 6:3
And having answered them, Jesus said, Have ye not read even this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him,
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In Context
2But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not permitted to do on the Sabbath day?
Cross References
1 Samuel 21:3Now therefore what is under thy hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever there is present.
Matthew 19:4And having answered, he said to them, Have ye not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
Matthew 21:42Jesus says to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone that those who build rejected, this came to be in the head of the corner. This happened from Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
Mark 2:25And he said to them, Did ye never read what David did when he had need, and was hungry, he and those with him?
Mark 12:26But about the dead, that they rise, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Matthew Henry on Luke 6:2-12
Works of Mercy Suited to the Sabbath. 1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? 3 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; 4 How he went into the house of God, and did… Read the whole commentary →