Luke 6:2

Now some of the Perushim said, Why are you doing what is asur (impermissible) on Shabbos?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

1And it came about on Shabbos that the Moshiach is passing through grain fields, and his talmidim were plucking and eating the heads of grain and rubbing them in their hands. + 6:1 Dt 23:25

3And in reply, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Have you not read what Dovid HaMelech did when he and those with him were hungry, + 6:3 1Sm 21:6

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Cross References

Exodus 22:10Then shall a shevuat Hashem be between them both, that he hath not laid his yad on the property of his re'a; and the propertyʼs ba'al shall accept thereof, and he shall not make restitution.

Exodus 35:2Sheshet yamim shall work be done, but on the Yom HaShevi'i shall be to you [plural] Kodesh Shabbos Shabbaton to Hashem; whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

Isaiah 58:13If thou turn away thy regel on account of Shabbos, 1 from doing thy chefetz on My Yom Kodesh; 1 and call Shabbos an Oneg (Delight), 1 the Kedosh Hashem (Holy Day of Hashem ), “honored”; 1 and if thou shalt honor it, not doing thine darkhim 1 nor finding thine own chefetz, nor speaking [worldly] words: 1

Matthew 15:2Why do your talmidim transgress the Masoret HaZekenim (the Tradition of the Elders)? For they do not do the netilat yadayim before meals.

Mark 2:24And the Perushim said to him, Look, why are they engaging in what is not mutar (permissible) in the Torah on Shabbos?

Luke 6:7Now the Sofrim and Perushim were watching Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach to see if he brings refuah on Shabbos, in order that they might find something 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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