Luke 6:3

And responding to them, Jesus said: “Have you not read this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him?

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

2Then certain Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbaths?”

4How he entered into the house of God, and took the bread of the Presence, and ate it, and gave it to those who were with him, though it is not lawful for anyone to eat it, except the priests alone?”

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Cross References

1 Samuel 21:3Now therefore, if you have anything at hand, even five loaves of bread, or whatever you may find, give it to me.”

Matthew 19:4And he said to them in response, “Have you not read that he who made man from the beginning, made them male and female?” And he said:

Matthew 21:42Jesus said to them: “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders have rejected has become the cornerstone. By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes?’

Mark 2:25And he said to them: “Have you never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, both he and those who were with him?

Mark 12:26But concerning the dead who rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him from 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 →

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