Luke 6:1

Now it happened on a second-first Sabbath that He was passing through the grain fields, and His disciples began to pick and eat the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2But some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”

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Cross References

Matthew 12:1At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. But His disciples became hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:1

In this chapter we have Christ's exposition of the moral law, which he came not to destroy, but to fulfil, and to fill up, by his gospel. I. Here is a proof of the lawfulness of works of necessity and mercy on the sabbath day, the former in vindication of his disciples' plucking the ears of corn, the latter in vindication of himself healing the withered hand on that day, ver. 1-11 . II. His retirement for secret prayer, ver. 12 . III. His calling his twelve apostles, ver. 13-16 . IV. His curing the multitudes of… Read the whole commentary →

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