Luke 6:3

And Jesus answering them said: And have ye not read this, what David did when he hungered, himself and they who were with him;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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

2And some of the Pharisees said: Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath?

4how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the show-bread, and gave to those who were with him, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?

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Cross References

Matthew 19:4And he answering said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made them[19:4] from the beginning made them male and female,

Matthew 21:42Jesus says to them: Did ye never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders disallowed, The same is become the head of the corner; This is from the Lord, And is wonderful in our eyes.

Mark 2:25And he said to them: Did ye never read what David did, when he had need and hungered, himself and they who were with him;

Mark 12:26And concerning the dead, that they rise, have ye not read in the book of Moses, at The Bush, how God spoke to him, 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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