Luke 6:3
And Jesus said, Have you not seen in the Writings what David did when he was in need of food, he, and those who were with him;
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2But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?
Cross References
1 Samuel 21:3So now, if you have here five cakes of bread, give them into my hand, or whatever you have.
Matthew 19:4And he said in answer, Have you not seen in the Writings, that he who made them at the first made them male and female, and said,
Matthew 21:42Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?
Mark 2:25And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?
Mark 12:26But as to the dead coming back to life; have you not seen in the book of Moses, about the burning thorn-tree, how God said to him, 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 →