Luke 6:2

And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why are you doing what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

In Context

1And it came to pass, on the first sabbath after the second day of the feast, that he was going through the fields of grain; and his disciples pulled the ears and ate, rubbing them in their hands.

3And Jesus answered and said to them: Have you not read even that which David did, when he was hungry himself, and those who were with him,

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Cross References

Matthew 15:2Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

Mark 2:24And the Pharisees said to him: See, why are they doing on the sabbath-day what is not lawful?

Luke 6:7And the scribes and Pharisees watched closely, whether he would heal on the sabbath-day, that they might find an accusation against him.

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 →

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