Luke 6:2

But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

American Standard Version

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

1Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him;

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Cross References

Exodus 22:10If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

Exodus 35:2Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.

Isaiah 58:13If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, [and] the holy of Jehovah honorable; and shalt honor it, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [thine own] words:

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

Mark 2:24And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

Luke 6:7And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse 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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