Luke 6:2

And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"

Montgomery New Testament

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

1It happened that on a Sabbath he was going through the wheat-fields. His disciples were picking the ears and eating the wheat, rubbing it out with their hands.

3"Have you never read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he and his followers were hungry?

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Cross References

Matthew 15:2"Why do your disciples keep transgressing the tradition of the elders by not washing their hands before eating?"

Mark 2:24"Look," said the Pharisees to him, "Why are they doing on the Sabbath Day what is against the law?"

Luke 6:7Now the Scribes and Pharisees kept watching to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to bring on accusations to 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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